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Chilean Carbonada

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5 from 4 reviews

Serve as a soup or a main dish, always delicious.

  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6

Ingredients

Units
  • 2 pounds of minced top sirloin (or eye of round steak)
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 3 medium carrots
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1/2 bell pepper (red or green)
  • 3 large red potatoes
  • 6 handfuls or 1/2 cups of white rice, short grain, raw
  • spinach or chard
  • peas
  • 1/2 teaspoon of paprika, Mexican oregano, comino
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt, pepper, parsley, oil

Instructions

  1. Cut meat into cubes, onion into small cubes, same with carrots, pepper, and celery.
    cubbed meat
  2. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large pot and brown the meat for 2 minutes per side over medium-high heat. Add the onion and season with salt, seasonings, and pepper. Let sauté for about 5 minutes.
    browning meat browning meat with seasoning
  3. Add carrots and celery, sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    browning meat with onions
  4. Add potatoes and rice, stir well and add more salt and pepper if necessary.
    Potatoes and rice on pot
  5. Add water until it is all covered, 1.5 to 2 liters. Add the bay leaves.
    beef broth
  6. Cook for 20 minutes over medium heat covered.
  7. Test, adjust the seasoning. Add the chopped chard or spinach and peas, cook 3 minutes more.

    peas and beans on broth

  8. Serve hot.
    Chilean Carbonada
  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Soups
  • Method: Stove-cooked
  • Cuisine: Chilean

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 437
  • Sugar: 8.1 g
  • Sodium: 611.3 mg
  • Fat: 6.4 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 53.7 g
  • Fiber: 7.4 g
  • Protein: 40.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 89.4 mg