Caldo De Res (A Mexican Beef -Vegetable Soup)

"If I were feeling sick and run-down, while living in Mexico, I would have my housekeeper fix up a batch of Caldo de Res. This would fix me right up. Most people ate this with tortillas but she would always serve this with some Mexican cornbread baked in a cast-iron skillet. Makes my mouth water just thinking of this!"
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Chop the beef shank into large chunks, keeping some attached to the bone.
  • Sauté the beef chunks with the chopped onions, salt, and pepper.
  • After the beef is browned, add the beef stock and the stewed tomatoes.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer just below the boiling point for about one hour, until the beef is “spoon tender”.
  • Wash the vegetables thoroughly, then cut each ear of corn and each potato into quarters.
  • Cut equivalent chunks of carrots and chayote (if zucchini is used, keep pieces bigger as they will cook faster than chayote).
  • Add the vegetables to the soup.
  • Chop ¼ cup of cilantro and add it to the mixture, then add water to cover the vegetables and bring the mixture to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Cut the cabbage into ½ and then into thirds, leaving the stem of the cabbage intact.
  • Wedge the cabbage chunks into the mixture and simmer for 10 more minutes.
  • Serve, making sure each bowl contains chunks of all the vegetables.
  • Garnish with a squeeze of lemon or lime. Serve with heated tortillas.
  • Caldo de Res is accompanied by chopped sides of onion and cilantro which may be added according to taste.

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Reviews

  1. FANTASTIC! I would give this 10 stars if I could. I made this recipe as written with only a few substitutions. For the meat I used 4 beef shanks, 1 large beef short rib (butcher cut into 6 or 7 pieces), and 4 large pieces of oxtail. Instead of using beef broth, I browned the shanks and rib pieces over high heat to get more flavor, then added the oxtail, onions, salt and pepper and sauted as directed. In step 3, I added plain water and a small can of diced tomatoes. For the veggies, the only change was to use Mexican zucchini. Other than that, I followed the recipe as written. AWSOME! My husband, who is Mexican, loved it. My children loved it as well. They said, "The potatoes taste like french fries!" This recipe makes a huge pot of soup. The amount of servings depends on who you are serving, but it is easily 6-8.
     
  2. We've made this recipe several times and love it. Instead of a bone-in beef shank, we just use some kind of chunked boneless steak with a condensed homemade beef stock. We don't have access to chayotes, so we use zucchinis instead. Highly recommend this soup!
     
  3. family loved it
     
  4. I made a few changes, I added: 1 Anaheim pepper, 1/2 green pepper, 1 full teaspoon of oregano, 2 bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1 package Lipton mushroom/onion soup, one of each squash posted, and 1 can of chopped tomatoes with Mexican seasonings.
     
  5. I made this soup, it was very tasty. However I used a bit more meat and I only used 2 corn ears, 2 carrots, 4 small potatoees, and half a cabbage head. There was still far more veges, than meat, a better ratio IMO. Even with the reduced veges I reckon this recipe easily serves 6-8 ! pretty easy and very nice. I added some chili for extra kick!...
     
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  1. We've made this recipe several times and love it. Instead of a bone-in beef shank, we just use some kind of chunked boneless steak with a condensed homemade beef stock. We don't have access to chayotes, so we use zucchinis instead. Highly recommend this soup!
     
  2. FANTASTIC! I would give this 10 stars if I could. I made this recipe as written with only a few substitutions. For the meat I used 4 beef shanks, 1 large beef short rib (butcher cut into 6 or 7 pieces), and 4 large pieces of oxtail. Instead of using beef broth, I browned the shanks and rib pieces over high heat to get more flavor, then added the oxtail, onions, salt and pepper and sauted as directed. In step 3, I added plain water and a small can of diced tomatoes. For the veggies, the only change was to use Mexican zucchini. Other than that, I followed the recipe as written. AWSOME! My husband, who is Mexican, loved it. My children loved it as well. They said, "The potatoes taste like french fries!" This recipe makes a huge pot of soup. The amount of servings depends on who you are serving, but it is easily 6-8.
     

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