Easy Cow Foot/Cow Heel Soup (Soup Yell)

Easy Cow Foot/Cow Heel Soup (Soup Yell) VIDEO

Cow foot soup is a delicious collagen-rich heart-warming soup, perfect during cold winter. It is a famous stew worldwide, and multiple continent-specific versions exist.

Cow foot soup, also named soupou yell in Senegal, or caldo de pata in Ecuador, can be cooked including tender cuts of meats (for example, chuck, rib, shank).

In addition, you can add any vegetables you like to the soup. We particularly like to use leftover vegetables, which often consist of carrots, potatoes, and greens. Cow foot soup is also excellent for breastfeeding mamas. From experience, it can help increase breast milk production.

Steps to making cow foot soup

1. Thaw or use fresh 

2. Clean meat by blanching and rubbing 

3. Cook with seasoning until tender

4. Add veggies

5. Serve!

Benefits of making cow foot soup?

1. It is fragrant, decadent, and delicious

2. It is a one-pot meal 

3. It easy to make

4. It is filling 

5. It is rich in collagen 

6. It is perfect for cold winter months

7. It can help with milk production (most likely due to the high caloric intake)

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Easy Cow Foot/Cow Heel Soup (Soup Yell)

Yield: 4

Author: mddolce

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 4 HourTotal time: 4 H & 10 M

Ingredients

• 2 Cow's feet cut in pieces (3.5 to 5 lb)
• 2 L of water
• 2 tbsp of ground soumbala (optional)
• 1 large onion
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 large pepper (green, orange, or red)
• 1/2 cup of chopped parsley
• 2 large carrots
• 4 garlic cloves
• 4 potatoes
• green onion (for garnish)
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

Clean and blanch

1. Rinse the meat with cold water. Add 2 L of water and the rinsed cow feet in a large pot.
2. Bring to a boil and boil for a couple of minutes.
3. Discard the hot water, and thoroughly clean the meat by adding cold water. Rub the skin surface with a knife if needed until the obtention of a smooth skin surface.

Soup

1. Add 2 L of water and the cleaned cow feet in a large pot. Add bay leaves, 2 tsp of salt, soumbala (optional), and chopped onions.
2. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 3 hours, until meat is soft, covering the pot by 3/4.
3. Add chopped peppers, parsley, garlic, sliced carrots, and potatoes. If needed, add a bit of water. Adjust seasoning by adding more bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Feel free to add any other spice and a little more water if the sauce is too thick.
4. Cook for another hour. The meat should fall off the bone.
5. Garnish with chopped green onions and enjoy!

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