Quick Taco Soup with Pork Carnitas

Method9 steps · about 15 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Have the onion and bell pepper diced and garlic minced, and the pork carnitas already fully cooked, shredded and thawed if necessary. Heat the olive oil (1 tbsp) in a large saucepan over high heat.

   Uses 1 tbsp olive oil

2. 2

   Step 2: Add all the ready-cooked carnitas and cook for about 1 minute, until some pieces brown. Lift the pork out and keep it ready, leaving the cooking oil and browned bits in the saucepan.

   Brown ready-cooked carnitas · 1 minUses The prepared hot oil in its saucepan · 2 cups ready-cooked seasoned pork carnitas, shredded

3. 3

   Step 3: Add the prepared onion (1) and minced garlic (2) to the used saucepan. Sauté for about 2 minutes, until the onion is translucent.

   Sauté onion and garlic · 2 minUses The saucepan fat and browned bits after lifting the pork · 1 brown or white onion, diced · 2 garlic cloves, minced

4. 4

   Step 4: Add the prepared red bell pepper (1) and cook for about 1 minute, until softened.

   Soften bell pepper · 1 minUses All the aromatic base · 1 red bell pepper, diced

5. 5

   Step 5: Return all the browned pork to the saucepan. Add both cans of beans and corn, the oregano, cumin (2 tsp), paprika (1 tsp), optional chilli powder (¼ tsp), passata (680 g) and prepared chicken stock (4 cups). Keep the salt, pepper and optional toppings aside for finishing.

   Uses All the cooked vegetable base · All the held browned pork · 1 can black beans, labelled 400 g · 1 can sweet corn, labelled 400 g · 2 tsp dried oregano · 2 tsp ground cumin · 1 tsp paprika · ¼ tsp chilli powder, optional

6. 6

   Step 6: Stir well, scraping the browned pork bits from the bottom of the saucepan into the soup.

   Uses The complete soup pot

7. 7

   Step 7: Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat slightly and simmer rapidly for about 3 minutes, until the soup and pork are fully hot, reaching 74°C / 165°F. Continue as needed. Add a little of the separate extra water only if the soup is too thick.

   Simmer assembled taco soup · 3 minUses All the combined soup · Extra water, only if needed to thin the soup

8. 8

   Step 8: Taste the finished soup, then season with salt and black pepper as needed; the chicken stock and carnitas already contain seasoning.

   Uses All the hot soup · Salt and black pepper, to taste

9. 9

   Step 9: Divide the hot soup between four bowls. Add any of the optional corn chips, sour cream, grated cheese, coriander leaves and diced avocado to taste.

   Uses All the finished soup · Corn chips, optional topping as desired · Sour cream, optional topping as desired · Grated cheese, optional topping as desired · Coriander leaves, optional topping as desired · Diced avocado, optional topping as desired