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So'o yosopy
Paraguay's silky ground-beef and rice soup with oregano
So'o yosopy, "pounded meat" in Guaraní, is a soup Paraguayans make for anyone who is tired or recovering, and on cold days in Asunción's winter: beef is ground very finely and stirred into cold water so it breaks into soft, delicate threads, then simmered with onion, tomato, pepper and a little rice and oregano. The texture is smooth and the broth light. The mistake is adding the beef to boiling water, which makes it clump into meatballs; mix it into cold water first and stir as it heats. Chef's tip: ask the butcher to mince lean beef twice, or pulse it very fine in a food processor.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Put 1 ⅓ lb lean beef mince in a large bowl, add 1 litre of the cold 4 ¼ cups cold water and mix with your hands until the meat breaks into fine threads with no lumps.
Step 2: Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a soup pot and cook 1 onion and 1 red pepper for 6 minutes. Add 1 tomato and cook 3 minutes.
9 minStep 3: Pour in the beef and water and the rest of 3 ½ cups cold water. Bring slowly to a simmer over a medium heat, stirring all the time, so the meat stays fine.
12 minStep 4: Add 2 ⅛ oz long-grain rice, 1 tsp dried oregano and 1 ½ tsp salt and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is soft and the beef cooked through (160°F).
20 minStep 5: Scatter with 2 spring onions and serve with sopa paraguaya or bread.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does so'o yosopy take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 40 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 red pepper?
- Any colour of bell pepper, same amount.
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