Mexican Caldo de Res
By :Urvashi Pitre
Votes: 12
Rating: 4.67
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Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Difficulty Easy
Browse Category Soups, Stews & Broths
Duration 30-60 min
Cooking Technique Pressure Cook
Main Ingredient Beef, Carrot, Corn
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
8 servings
Ingredients
First Cooking Cycle
  • 1 pound Beef Stew Meat
  • 5 cups Water
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp salt
Second Cooking Cycle (8 cups total of mixed Vegetables)
  • 1/4 cabbage cut into wedges
  • 8 red potatoes cut in half
  • 1 ear corn cut into 1-2-inch rounds
  • 1 carrot sliced
  • 1 chayote squash cut into 2-3-inch pieces, If you can't find chayote, substitute zucchini, but do not pressure cook the zucchini with the other vegetables.
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Difficulty Easy
Browse Category Soups, Stews & Broths
Duration 30-60 min
Cooking Technique Pressure Cook
Main Ingredient Beef, Carrot, Corn
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
8 servings
Ingredients
First Cooking Cycle
  • 1 pound Beef Stew Meat
  • 5 cups Water
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp salt
Second Cooking Cycle (8 cups total of mixed Vegetables)
  • 1/4 cabbage cut into wedges
  • 8 red potatoes cut in half
  • 1 ear corn cut into 1-2-inch rounds
  • 1 carrot sliced
  • 1 chayote squash cut into 2-3-inch pieces, If you can't find chayote, substitute zucchini, but do not pressure cook the zucchini with the other vegetables.
Votes: 12
Rating: 4.67
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Instructions
  1. Put all ingredients listed under first cooking cycle into the pressure cooker, set on high pressure for 20 minutes. When time is up, release pressure quickly.
  2. Add in all vegetables for second cooking cycle, and cook at high pressure for 5 minutes. Release pressure quickly one again when time is up. If you can't find chayote, substitute zucchini, but do not pressure cook the zucchini with the other vegetables. Add it once the other vegetables are cooked, and let it cook in the hot steam of the soup.
  3. Taste and add additional salt or water as needed.
Recipe Notes

This will work great with twice the meat if you would like a heartier soup

13 replies
  1. anicole90
    anicole90 says:

    Turned out great! The chayote was a bit firmer than id like. I nearly doubled the recipe but followed the same time instructions and it turned out

  2. Heford
    Heford says:

    We really enjoyed this recipe, however since we’ve made it before (not in the Instant Pot) we made a few changes. We are not a fan of cumin or squash- so we added a few more potatoes, cabbage and carrots. Once the soup was finished we added salt, pepper and lime juice to taste. We loves it so much we are making another pot tomorrow.

  3. Nina9nina9
    Nina9nina9 says:

    Delicious soup and hubby approved. I added more cabbage and carrots. I cut off the corn from the cob instead. I used zucchini. Next time I will try chayote.

  4. Dooglas
    Dooglas says:

    For my first time trying this recipe, turned out amazingly great. I added more chayote and more cabagge and instead of the stew meat, I added ribs and the meat was falling of the bones…

  5. Dawarrior5
    Dawarrior5 says:

    I sautéed the meet with the garlic and the onions not all at the same time brown the meat first and out at the onions bottle by garlic. After that I follow the recipe that is listed for

  6. Kibbey1977
    Kibbey1977 says:

    Very good! I used 4 cups chicken stock and 1 cup water to give great flavor! Also added extra meat and cabbage. Big hit.

  7. n0176171
    n0176171 says:

    I tried this recipe with 3 pounds of beef chuck neck (with the bones). Sauteed them using a cast iron skillet and then deglazed the pan with onions. Also sauteed 3 tomatoes in the IP with garlic and a bit of oil. I then follwed the recipe with what I had in the fridge. This was a very hearty meal.

  8. Schadlez
    Schadlez says:

    This is a fantastic recipe!! I’ve made this twice already. The only adjustments I’ve made is using 4 small red potatoes instead of the 8 and replacing 4 cups of water for chicken stock. This will become a regular in our household.

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