Mexican beef soup
Slow cooked beef brings you all the flavours of Mexico
6 - 8
Serves
15 mins
Prep Time
5 hrs
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
An easy dinner that takes no time to prep and yet brings you Mexico in a bowl. Feel free to swap the vegetables to what's in season, and using canned legumes helps keep the cost of this down.
This recipe is based on Brooke Campbell's original Beef & Lentil Taco Soup recipe.
An easy dinner that takes no time to prep and yet brings you Mexico in a bowl. Feel free to swap the vegetables to what's in season, and using canned legumes helps keep the cost of this down.
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Ingredients
Beef & Lentil Taco Soup
750g Quality Mark beef forequarter steak e.g. chuck
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cut into 2.5cm pieces
1 Tbsp olive oil
6 garlic cloves
crushed
1 red capsicum
chopped
2 large onions
diced
1 jalapeño
Seeds removed and finely sliced. Optional
1 cup lentils
rinsed
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes in juice
4 cups beef stock
400g can black beans
drained and rinsed
1 tsp chilli powder
1 Tbsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
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1 tsp salt
1 cup sweet corn kernels
frozen
To serve
cheese
grated
fresh coriander leaves
optional
crusty bread
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toasted
Method
To Slow Cook
Oven Method
1
Turn your slow cooker to high.
2
Heat olive oil in a medium fry pan over high heat. Brown beef in batches, adding to the slow cooker as you go.
3
Once all the beef has been browned add garlic, capsicum, onions and jalapeño (if using); cooking for 5 minutes or until onions begin to brown and soften. Transfer to the slow cooker.
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4
Add in the remaining ingredients (except the corn); lentils, tomatoes, beef stock, black beans and spices, to the slow cooker and then cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
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5
Add the frozen corn 30 mins before serving.
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6
Serve with a sprinkle of cheese, coriander and toasted bread or corn chips.
Nutrition Information per Serving (465g)
This nutrition panel is based on 8 serves and does not include bread, cheese or coriander leaves.
Energy
1451kJ (346 kcal)
Protein
33.4g
Total Fat
8.6g
Saturated Fat
2.2g
Carbs
28.1g
Dietary Fibre
11.2g
Sodium
594mg
Iron
6.7mg
Zinc
6.2mg
Vitamin B12
1.3µg
