🇲🇽 Mexican

Corn Caldo

Name: Corn Caldo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; small handful Fresh Cilantro; 3, cubed Potato; 2 Carrot; 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 400 g kernels Corn

🇲🇽 Mexican

Gentle simmered corn in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the mexican answer to "something light tonight". Ready in 30 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
Fresh Cilantrosmall handful
Potato3, cubed
Carrot2
Ground Cumin1/2 tsp
Stock or Broth1 litre
Corn400 g kernels

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Vegetable Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and ground cumin and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the corn.
4
Simmer gently until the corn is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Caldo de Verduras (Authentic Mexican Vegetable Soup Recipe) · on YouTube