Caldo de Res – Hearty 173-Minute Recipe
A comforting Mexican beef broth soup brimming with tender meat, fresh corn, hearty vegetables, and fragrant cilantro. The slow‑cooked broth is rich and savory, making it a perfect warming dish for chilly days. Serve it with Mexican red rice or a splash of lime for an extra burst of flavor.
Recipe by lov.kari· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 6 lb beef shank
- 6 lb beef ribs
- 6 lb chuck roast
- to cover water
- 1/2 white onion
- 1 garlic head
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 3 corn kernels
- 1/2 cabbage
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 2 carrots
- 2 potatoes
- 2 Mexican squash
- 12 oz green beans
- a small bunch cilantro
- Lemon
- Red rice
Instructions
- 1Place raw beef into a large white pot.
- 2Add six pounds of beef shank, ribs, and chuck roast to the pot and cover with water.
- 3Add half a white onion, one garlic head, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat.
- 4Lid is lifted from the pot to reveal the contents.
- 5The soup is boiling.
- 6Lid is placed back onto the pot.
- 7Cook for about two hours or until the meat is tender.
- 8While the meat cooks, clean and remove the corn from the husks; set aside three corn kernels.
- 9After two hours, remove the garlic head and onion from the pot.
- 10Add the corn and two Roma tomatoes; cover and continue cooking for about 20 minutes.
- 11Add two carrots and two potatoes; cover and cook for another five minutes.
- 12Remove the tomatoes and add two Mexican squash and 12 ounces of green beans; mix and continue cooking for an additional eight minutes.
- 13Finally, add the cabbage and a small bunch of cilantro; cover and cook for five minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- 14Soup is ladled into a serving bowl.
- 15Squeeze lemon juice over the finished soup and rice.
- 16Serve hot, optionally accompanied by Mexican red rice, salsa huichol, or limoncito.
- 17Enjoy the hearty, comforting caldo de res!
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Stagger vegetable additions
Add corn and tomatoes after the initial two‑hour meat simmer, then add carrots, potatoes, squash, green beans, and finally cabbage and cilantro at the times specified.
Remove aromatics before adding veggies
Take out the whole garlic head and onion after the meat has cooked before introducing the corn and tomatoes.
Cover the pot for each cooking stage
Replace the lid after each ingredient addition to maintain heat and reduce cooking time.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Caldo de Res (Beef Broth Soup)?
- About 2 hours 53 minutes in total: 15 minutes of prep and 2 hours 38 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Caldo de Res (Beef Broth Soup) recipe make?
- This recipe makes 8 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Caldo de Res (Beef Broth Soup) recipe come from?
- It was shared by lov.kari on tiktok.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.