I need a beef soup recipe, spanish style

[Ziggy 64]

dh wants a soup made with beef, veggies (squash, carrots, sweet corn, etc). He said that in Mexico they make it really good and I am not sure what the difference is between what I've made and what he is talking about! anyone?????

[carebears2]

Hi!

My dh is Mexican and he showed me how to make Caldo de Res. I use beef shank (cut up) and they have these soup kits that are already made up with cabbage, corn, squash, carrots, chayote(sp?), potatoes, lime and parsely. When the soup is half way through cooking I take some mexican dried chili's (red ones) with tomatillo's and boil them till the tomatoes are done. Then I blend them together and add it to the soup. The chili's give it flavor, if you don't want it real spicy b/c of the kids you can take the seeds out of the peppers.
Hope that helps!

Carla
Please forgive my spelling, I cannot spell in Spanish, LOL!

[BC-Carolinamx]

Do you know if maybe he's talking about mole de olla or caldo tlalpeño? The caldo tlalpeño is made with chicken, though. I can get you recipes for any of those.

[Ziggy 64]

Originally Posted by BC-Carolinamx

Do you know if maybe he's talking about mole de olla or caldo tlalpeño? The caldo tlalpeño is made with chicken, though. I can get you recipes for any of those.

Not sure what he is talking about, just a basic caldo de res I think. what is mole de olla? and caldo tlapeno?

He also likes that salsa verde (?) and its cooked with chicaron (not sure of the spelling). I can't remember if it had eggs in it -- I just remember he ate it for breakfast.

[BC-Carolinamx]

Mole de olla is a beef broth seasoned with red chiles (ancho chile, mostly). It has beef, corn (the white kind), zucchini, green beans, chayote and carrots. You soak the dried ancho chiles with boiling water then throw in the blender. You then sautee some onion and garlic in the pressure cooker, add the beef, then the chile mixture, then water and bay leaf and some cumin. Cook until the meat is tender, add veggies (in big chunks) and cook until done. Season with salt.

The caldo tlalpeño is a regular chicken broth with a bit of chipotle, veggies (same as in the mole de olla) and garbanzo beans. It is served over white rice and garnished with lime juice and fresh cilantro.

[carebears2]

mmmmmm sounds yummy!!!

:0

Carla

[jow]

I noticed the other day that Progresso had some Spanish style soups on display next to the tortilla machine. We live in Texas so we get a lot of yummy diverse foods from across the border as well as regional foods. I was dying to buy a bag of napolitos the other day when a lady worker was cutting them up. But I did not know what to do with them. Any one have a suggestion?

[Ziggy 64]

Jow

we usually fry the nopalitos over a low heat, in a little oil. we add some of those little onions and we eat them like that, well usually with steak (carne asada) or eggs in a tortilla/taco. Not sure what other ways you can make them, lets see if Carolina or someone else can tell us!

we usually buy the jars of nopales; dd loves them. dh did make them with scrambled eggs and put them in a tortilla one time and she ate it fast! said it was yummy!

[jow]

Ohhh yummy and I am so proud of myself for spelling them correctly. I will try them and report back!! Thanks

[BC-Carolinamx]

Are those nopalitos pre cooked? I'm guessing they are...

You can make a salad with some finely diced onion, diced serrano pepper, diced tomato and cilantro. Add some lime juice and salt to taste. Serve cold. It's really refreshing and yummy. It goes well with soft tortillas, too.

You can also cook them with a little oil and garlic and any dry, red chile of your choice. I like them with guajillo or, if you like it spicy, with chile de árbol. Mmm. My grandmother used to make them like that and I loved them. Serve them hot.

Another one I really like is making some salsa verde (tomatillo, serrano chile, onion, garlic, cilantro, and some salt, all in the blender). Cook the salsa for a bit. Add the nopales. The salsa shouldn't be thick, more like a soup. Then crack some eggs into the simmering salsa. They should cook in the salsa. Oh, I could eat three eggs that way, easy! Just don't make the salsa too spicy because you'll be eating it with a spoon, so it should be milder.

If you can get fresh, whole blades of baby nopales, they're great grilled, just as you would any other veggie. You can also put some mozzarela (or some fresh, white cheese) between two of the blades, and grill like a sandwich. Yummy.

I really like my nopales, can you tell? LOL. Besides, they're really healthy, full of fiber, great for lowering cholesterol...