Mexican Beef Cabbage Soup Food

MEXICAN CABBAGE ROLL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook and crumble beef with seasonings over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute onion and cabbage until crisp-tender, 4-6 minutes. Stir in beef, chiles, water and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, to allow flavors to blend, about 10 minutes. Stir in cilantro. If desired, top with pico de gallo and sour cream. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

MEXICAN BEEF CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot (add avocado oil if using lean meat) cook ground beef breaking up meat as it's cooking with cumin, salt, coriander, garlic powder, and chili powder (optional). Once cooked add green chiles. Only drain fat if you have more than 2 tablespoons. Stir in onion, cabbage and zucchini. Cook until vegetables begin to soften. Add beef broth and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Serve with your favorite toppings.

PRESSURE-COOKER MEXICAN BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker, combine first 12 ingredients. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 15 minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure. , If desired, serve with sour cream and chips.

CALDO DE RES (MEXICAN BEEF SOUP)

Steps:

• Cut the meat from the beef bones into about 1/2 inch pieces, leaving some on the bones.
• Heat a heavy soup pot over medium-high heat until very hot. Add the oil, tilting the pan to coat the bottom. Add the meat and bones, and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until thoroughly browned.
• Add 1 onion, and cook until onion is also lightly browned. Stir in the tomatoes and broth. The liquid should cover the bones by 1/2 inch. If not, add enough water to compensate. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour with the lid on loosely. If meat is not tender, continue cooking for another 10 minutes or so.
• Pour in the water, and return to a simmer. Add the carrot and 1/4 cup cilantro, and cook for 10 minutes, then stir in the potato, corn and chayote. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Push the cabbage wedges into the soup, and cook for about 10 more minutes.
• Ladle soup into large bowls, including meat vegetables and bones. Garnish with jalapenos, minced onion, and additional cilantro. Squeeze lime juice over all, and serve with radishes.

MEXICAN OXTAIL BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat, and brown the oxtails and beef stew meat on all sides. Add water to cover the meat, bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 30 minutes. Skim off and discard any foam that collects at the top.
• Drop in the bouillon cube, onion, celery, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and corn ears, stir to combine, and simmer the soup until the meat is very tender, about 2 hours. Stir in the carrots and potatoes, simmer for 30 more minutes, then stir in the lentils, rice, mixed vegetables, and cabbage. Simmer until the rice, lentils, and cabbage are tender, about 30 more minutes. Serve with a half ear of corn in each bowl, with hot steamed tortillas for dipping in the broth.

CALDO DE RES (A MEXICAN BEEF -VEGETABLE SOUP)

Steps:

• 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.

CABBAGE AND BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In large pot or dutch oven, brown beef and onion.
• Add all ingredients except parsley.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• You may add extra water if you like a thinner soup.
• Garnish with parsley to serve.