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Soup anyone?

11.19.14

Something to warm you up my friends…
Soup anyone?  Well, how about some nice hot caldo for this wintry weather?
Soup anyone?
What’s caldo?  Well, it’s basically a big, chunky, beef vege soup done up Mexican!  Complete with cumin and cilantro!

childhood story~

Caldo and I – well let me just say that one of my mom’s favorite stories of me growing up was that one time when I was very small, she had made a big pot of caldo for dinner.  (Naturally if you’re having caldo the Mexi-way, well there’s corn tortillas involved!)
So the story goes that we were all sitting there enjoying our soup when my mom glanced over and saw me sipping my soup through a tortilla straw!  My dad would roll our tortillas up in his hand like a straw-
Soup anyone?
so naturally being the creative soul…I decided it to put it to good use.  That was probably the beginning of my “straw obsession!”  They laughed and laughed and I was embarrassed because I thought they were making fun or me, more than laughing at my super – genius use of a corn tortilla.
Pretty clever kid if you ask me!

CALDO de res

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound beef shank
1 T oil
2 potatoes, cubed
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
1/2 medium head cabbage, chopped
4 small ears corn (frozen or fresh)
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
 fresh lime juice to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1.In a large pot over low heat let the oil heat up and add the beef.  Brown for a few minutes, rotating and cooking evenly on each side. Add the potatoes, corn, onion & carrots, along with water to cover.  Place lid and cook for about 45 minutes on medium heat.
2.Remove lid, then slowly add the cabbage, garlic, 5 teaspoons cilantro, salt and cumin.  Stir, and simmer for another 30-40 minutes with lid off. Serve hot. Just before eating, squeeze in fresh lime juice to taste and sprinkle with remaining cilantro.  Enjoy with a side of hot corn tortillas-

I had been craving this, especially since many of my childhood friends and fam on fb kept posting pics of their soup.  I decided to make my own minus the corn (the only thing I didn’t have on hand)–but it was just as great. Funny how tastes and smells can take you back to a distant memory huh?

If you try this—- it will hit the spot AND…it’s delicious~

gcc

in Entrees, Food, Recipes # entree, soup, vegetable

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Gully Creek Cottage is a lifestyle blog authored by Belle Jaeger. Sharing DIY's, Cooking, Fashion, Woodworking and life in general! Belle writes about her latest projects, shares some of her favorite recipes, and influences via fashion and DIY's!

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  1. Angie Bailey (@theladya) says

    11.20.14 at 4:40 am

    Caldo looks very tasty. 🙂

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  2. Julia says

    11.20.14 at 8:10 am

    Great recipe Belle! Love the beef chunks! What restaurant have you had the best soup? Remember to add it to your Besty List! http://www.thebesty.com/gullycreekcottage

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