Best Caldo De Hongos Recipes

CALDO DE HONGOS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onions and saute for about 2 minutes. Add garlic and saute for another minute.
• Stir in jalapenos and mushrooms and cover pot, reducing heat to low.
• Let vegetables sweat for about 10 minutes, or until softened and juices are released from the mushrooms.
• Add water or broth, salt and pepper to taste, and cilantro.
• Bring to a boil, then serve immediately.

CALDO DE HONGOS Y HUITLACOCHE - MUSHROOM-HUITLACOCHE SOUP

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms.
• Cut and discard the stem of each mushroom, slice caps in half lengthwise, and finely slice halves.
• In large stockpot, heat olive oil, and sauté onion 2 minutes.
• Add garlic, sauté for a few seconds.
• Add jalapeños, sliced mushrooms and huitlacoche.
• Cover pot, reduce heat to low and let vegetables cook for about ten minutes, or until soft.
• Add water or broth, season with salt, bring to boil, add chopped epazote or cilantro, and serve immediately.

CALDO GALLEGO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Stir chorizo and ham into onion mixture and cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix potatoes and turnips into chorizo mixture; pour in chicken stock. Bring stock to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover stockpot, and simmer until potatoes and turnips are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium and stir cannellini beans and turnip greens into soup; cook until greens are desired tenderness, at least 3 minutes.

CALDO DE RES (MEXICAN BEEF SOUP)

Steps:

• Cut the meat from the beef bones into about 1/2 inch pieces, leaving some on the bones.
• Heat a heavy soup pot over medium-high heat until very hot. Add the oil, tilting the pan to coat the bottom. Add the meat and bones, and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until thoroughly browned.
• Add 1 onion, and cook until onion is also lightly browned. Stir in the tomatoes and broth. The liquid should cover the bones by 1/2 inch. If not, add enough water to compensate. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour with the lid on loosely. If meat is not tender, continue cooking for another 10 minutes or so.
• Pour in the water, and return to a simmer. Add the carrot and 1/4 cup cilantro, and cook for 10 minutes, then stir in the potato, corn and chayote. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Push the cabbage wedges into the soup, and cook for about 10 more minutes.
• Ladle soup into large bowls, including meat vegetables and bones. Garnish with jalapenos, minced onion, and additional cilantro. Squeeze lime juice over all, and serve with radishes.