Mexican Beef Cabbage Soup Recipes

SLOW-COOKED MEXICAN BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, combine first 12 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 6-8 hours. If desired, serve with sour cream and chips.

CABBAGE AND GROUND BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook ground beef at medium-high heat, stirring from timet to time for about 5 minutes or until not pink. With a skimmer, took out the beef and put in a bowl. Set aside. Deglaze the saucepan and then wipe off the grease.
• In the saucepan, heat oil at medium heat. Add onion, garlic, thyme, marjoram, salt, pepper and cloves. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until onion has soften. Add cabbage, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add stock, water, tomato paste and bay leaves. Stir.
• Put the beef back in the saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer for about 15 minutes (me it was near 25 minutes) or until cabbage is tender. Add cooked rice and reheat for about 2 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Serve the soup with lemon quarters.

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.

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.

BEEF AND CABBAGE STEW

Steps:

• Cook and stir stew meat in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat until browned on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain any excess grease.
• Stir beef bouillon into beef broth in a bowl until dissolved; pour over stew meat. Add onion, black pepper, and bay leaf; cover and simmer until stew meat is very tender, at least 2 hours. Add potatoes, cabbage, celery, and carrot; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, 30 to 45 more minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce and salt into the stew; simmer, uncovered, until tomato sauce is fully incorporated and flavors have blended, 15 to 20 minutes.

SPICY WEIGHT-LOSS CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large soup pot (8-quart or larger) over medium heat. Add onions, carrot, celery, poblano (or bell pepper) and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Add cabbage; cook, stirring occasionally until slightly softened, about 10 minutes more. Add tomato paste, chipotle, cumin and coriander; cook, stirring, for 1 minute more.
• Add broth, water, beans and salt. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro and lime juice. Serve garnished with cheese, yogurt and/or avocado, if desired.

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 CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Slice the cabbage and peppers into half inch strips.
• Combine all ingredients in a large slow cooker (except optional toppings). It's okay if not all of the cabbage is covered.
• Cook on low for at least 6 hours, up to 10.
• Serve with optional toppings.

MOM'S CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• For the soup: Heat the olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots and garlic and cook, stirring often, until the onions are translucent (not browned), about 8 minutes. Add salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes to your desired preference. Then stir in the fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes and vegetable stock and bring the entire mixture to a boil.
• Once boiling, stir in the cabbage and beans and keep it simmering, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Add more stock or water if you prefer more liquid and taste and season with more salt and pepper, if necessary. When finished, sprinkle over and stir in the parsley for color and flavor.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with crostini or garlic bread, if desired.
• For the crostini: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the bread slices on a baking sheet. Brush the tops with olive oil. You can also smear minced garlic over the top, if desired.
• Bake until crunchy and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Take the crostini out of the oven, drizzle the tops with olive oil and sprinkle sea salt over the top.

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.