CALDO DE RES ROJO RECIPES

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.