Mexican Vegetable-Beef Soup

Submitted by CJAY8248

"A great blend of poblanos, mustard greens, red pepper, diced green chilies, corn, black beans and more. A great soup for a cold wintry day!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup poblano chile, diced
• 1⁄2 medium onion, diced
• 1⁄2 large red bell pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups mustard greens, tough stems removed then chopped
• 1 cup sirloin steak, from leftovers, then diced
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 4 ounces diced green chilies
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 teaspoons mirin
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Saute onions, poblano, and red pepper in olive oil for about 5 minutes over medium-high heat (use large soup kettle).
2. Add broth, water, tomato sauce, crushed bouillon cube, 1/4 teaspoons chili powder, and 2 teaspoons mirin. Stir to combine.
3. Stir in mustard greens, steak, black beans, green chilies, and corn. Bring to a boil. Cook until greens are done to your liking, about 30-40 minutes over medium-low heat.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Reviews

[NorthwestGal]

This soup is jam packed with all sorts of tasty, spicy and savory ingredients. It was delicious, filling, and set the mood for our Mexican-themed dinner. I know the mirin was chosen as a contest ingredient, but I'm not sure that it contributed much in the way of flavor because none of us detected any hint of it. So next time, I think I'd omit the mirin and just focus on letting the flavor originate from all the fresh vegetables and broth (which was a winning combo of both vegetable and beef broth) in this soup recipe. I left it bubbling on the stove a little longer than the recipe stated, and it thickened up quite nicely (I think from the black beans), which everyone thought was a great touch. So next time I make this, I'll let it cook it a little longer again. All in all, it was quite enjoyed by all of us. Made for Craze-E Cooking Contest 2011.

 

[PaulaG]

A nice hearty soup that was so warming on a cold winter night. I did not have leftover steak so I cubed the meat and browned it along with the onions and since I add garlic to almost everything, I did add in a couple of cloves of finely minced garlic. Good luck in Craze-E Contest.