Description
This is a traditional Mexican home recipe for beef soup (Caldo De Res). Without the meat it is also delicious as a vegetarian soup. Serve with French rolls or corn tortillas and your favorite salsa.
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef shank
- 1 tomato, quartered
- 2 potatoes, cubed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, chopped
- ½ medium head cabbage, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 fluid ounces fresh lime juice
Instructions
- In a large pot over low heat combine the beef
- tomato
- potatoes
- onion
- carrots
- cabbage
- garlic
- 5 teaspoons cilantro
- salt and cumin. Add water to cover and stir well. Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
- Remove lid
- stir
- and simmer for another hour with lid off. Serve hot. Just before eating
- squeeze in fresh lime juice to taste and sprinkle with remaining cilantro.
Servings: 4