Caldo de Res / Beef and Vegetable Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
3 lbs. beef chuck or shank1 large onion, quartered15 baby carrots, whole3 potatoes, quartered1 large head cabbage, quartered2 ears corn, cut into thirds3 squash, sliced into thick roundssaltwater1 bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped
Directions
Bring about 10 cups of water to a boil, or enough to cover all your ingredients. Add salt and onion. Bring to a boil, turn heat to medium low and simmer for an 1.5 hours. Add potatoes, carrots, cabbage and corn. Return to boiling and again simmer for 30 minutes. Add squash and cilantro and cook for another 10 minutes. Note: Vegetables are cut large so they stand up to the cooking.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DORFILA.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 386.8
  • Total Fat: 11.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 112.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,929.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.7 g
  • Protein: 39.1 g

Member Reviews
  • BET212
    Good basic soup recipe for a cold winter's night...or day;) I did add Knorr's Caldo de Tomate with Chipolte because we like the tomato taste but it does have MSG for those that can't have that. Thanks for posting the recipe! - 12/13/10