1cupPinto Beanscooked and added when serving the soup
Optional Toppings: Sliced Radishes, Diced White Onion, Crispy Bacon, Sliced Avocado, and Corn Tortillas to eat with the soup.
Instructions
Slice Beef into small pieces, it helps if the beef is cold and use a sharp knife. Set beef aside once it is diced.
Slice bacon into small slices. Heat a large pot or dutch oven on medium heat. Cook bacon until crispy. Remove from the pot and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease and remove the rest of the grease from the pot.
Add cooked bacon back to pot but reserve some bacon to garnish the soup. Add whole green onion stalks and sauté with bacon for about a minute.
Add diced beef into pot with bacon and green onions. Season with beef bouillon and a little salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat since you don't want to fry the beef.
While beef is cooking, place washed tomatillos, (serrano or jalapeno for spice) ½ tsp of salt, and ¼ cup of water into a blender. Blend until smooth. You can also add the cilantro to the blender or add it to the soup while it's cooking. If you do not have a high powered blender, then boil tomatillos for 3 minutes to soften them, then blend.
Once beef is no longer pink and the juices have released, add cilantro in (whole), and the tomatillo sauce. Add enough water to cover the beef and bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Taste the beef, if it's still tough then simmer for another 10 minutes until it is tender.
Remove cilantro and green onions from soup or leave them in. Taste the broth and see if additional salt is needed.
To serve, ladle the carne en su jugo into bowls and place a few spoonfuls of beans. Top with chopped cilantro, diced onions, extra bacon, and radishes. Serve with warm corn tortillas.
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Notes
You can either use canned whole beans or this recipe for Instant Pot Beans.The broth will have some separation when it sits, that's normal. Just stir well before serving into bowls. Leftovers can be stored up to 4 days. Just re-heat on the stove or microwave.The extra bacon grease can be strained and used to make Bacon Fat Flour Tortillas.
Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only and depends on ingredients and amounts used. Thai Caliente makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.