DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Caldo de Res
Doña Juana’s caldo de res is a Guatemalan beef soup shared from her kitchen in Panajachel.

About Caldo de Res
Doña Juana’s caldo de res is a Guatemalan beef soup shared from her kitchen in Panajachel. Beef cooks with tomato, onion and seasoning before corn, carrot, güisquil and potatoes join the pot.
Some cooked tomato is blended with broth and returned to the soup. Oregano, pepper and garlic belong to the ingredient list, while beef short rib is offered for additional flavour.
The soup is ladled into bowls and finished with chopped cilantro. Rice accompanies it, with avocado and lime offered on the side for diners who want them.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Caldo de Res
Doña Juana’s Panajachel Guatemalan caldo de res.
- Stewing beefProtein
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- OreganoSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- PotatoBase
- CarrotBase
- GüisquilBase
- Corn on the cobBase
- TomatoBase
- CilantroGarnish
- Beef short ribProtein · Optional
- Prepared riceAccompaniment
- AvocadoAccompaniment · Optional
- LimeAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Stewing beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37 beef cut unspecified.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual39 listed but method49 does not allocate.
- Oregano: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual40 unqualified pepper identity/form.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Güisquil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own43 local squash; Antigua21 explicitly equates güisquil/chayote, identity only.
- Corn on the cob: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cilantro: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Beef short rib (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional47/49.
- Prepared rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50, upstream cooking formula unprovided.
- Avocado (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50 as desired.
- Lime (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50 as desired.
Origins & food traditions
Guatemala association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Guatemala
- GuatemalaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Guatemalan Cuisine
- Guatemalan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.