Peruvian Menestron Soup
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Ingredients
- ✓ 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
- ✓ 1 large onion, diced
- ✓ 1 tomato - peeled, seeded, and diced
- ✓ 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- ✓ salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ✓ 1 pound beef stew meat, cubed
- ✓ 10 cups water, or as needed
- ✓ ½ (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- ✓ ½ cup frozen corn
- ✓ ½ cup frozen lima beans
- ✓ 2 stalks celery, chopped
- ✓ 1 carrot, chopped
- ✓ ¼ cup chopped cabbage, or more to taste
- ✓ 1 large potato, peeled and cubed
- ✓ ½ cup frozen peas
- ✓ ⅓ (16 ounce) box fettuccine
- ✓ ¾ cup crumbled cotija cheese
- ✓ 7 large fresh spinach leaves
- ✓ 4 leaves fresh basil
- ✓ 1 tablespoon water, or as needed