Caldo de costilla - Traditional Colombian broth with beef ribs
Caldo de costilla is a typical soup/broth from Colombia. The traditional Caldo de costilla from Colombia is prepared with potatoes and beef ribs and served as a hearty lunch.
Equipment
- Pot Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1,5 kg beef ribs
- 500 g potatoes
- 3 onions
- 7 spring onions
- 4 cloves garlic
- 3,5 litres of water
- 10 stalks fresh coriander
- Cumin painted
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Put the beef ribs in a (pressure) cooker with some salt, pepper, cumin and water and bring to a boil.
- Once the water boils reduce the heat and continue to simmer on medium for an hour.
- Chop the garlic, onions and scallions into small fine pieces and add to the water. Simmer all ingredients together for another hour.
- Peel the potatoes and chop the coriander leaves.
- Add potatoes and chopped cilantro leaves to the water and simmer for 30 minutes until potatoes are tender.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Depending on your preference, add more cilantro to the caldo de costilla and continue cooking for a few minutes.
- Serve the caldo de costilla in small bowls with some fresh cilantro.
Notes
- If you don't want to use a pressure cooker, you will need to cook the caldo de costilla for about 1,5 hours.
- Use cilantro according to your preference and taste.
- For more useful tips and information, see the article below.