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Cazuela de vacuno
Beef and vegetable soup
Chile's clear beef soup with a whole potato, pumpkin and corn in every bowl
Cazuela is the soup Chilean grandmothers make all through winter, from Santiago's Central Valley to the farms of the south: each bowl gets a whole piece of beef on the bone, a whole potato, a wedge of pumpkin and a piece of corn in a clear broth, with a little rice or green beans and plenty of fresh coriander. It is eaten as a full meal, with pebre and bread. The mistake is cutting the vegetables small: they should stay in big pieces, one of each per person. Chef's tip: simmer the beef very gently and skim it well so the broth stays clear.
- Total time
- 145 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 2 ⅝ lb beef short ribs or osobuco6 pieces on the bone
- 10 ½ cups water
- 1 onionsliced
- 3 garlic clovescrushed
- 1 carrotin sticks
- ½ red pepperin strips
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 2 ½ tsp salt
- 6 small potatoespeeled
- 1 ⅓ lb pumpkinin 6 wedges
- 2 corn cobseach in 3 pieces
- 1 ¾ oz long-grain rice
- 5 ½ oz green beansin 4 cm pieces
- ⅔ oz corianderchopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 2 ⅝ lb beef short ribs or osobuco and 10 ½ cups water in a large pot, bring slowly to the boil and skim off all the foam.
15 minStep 2: Add 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 carrot, ½ red pepper, 1 tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp ground cumin and 2 ½ tsp salt. Simmer very gently, partly covered, for 1 hour 15 minutes until the beef is tender and well past the safe 160°F.
75 minStep 3: Add 6 small potatoes and 1 ⅓ lb pumpkin and simmer 15 minutes. Add 2 corn cobs, 1 ¾ oz long-grain rice and 5 ½ oz green beans and cook for 15 minutes more, until everything is tender.
30 minStep 4: Taste for salt. Put one piece of beef, one potato, one pumpkin wedge and a piece of corn in each deep bowl, ladle over the broth and scatter with ⅔ oz coriander.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 460 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does cazuela de vacuno take?
- About 145 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 120 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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