My Mom’s Sopa de Res: Salvadorian Beef and Vegetable Soup

On days when I’m feeling under the weather, there is nothing more comforting than my mom’s sopa de res. The ingredients are simple, but highly nutritious. It’s made with vegetables that are just “roughly chopped” and beef shanks with bone and all. Bone broth seems to be all the rage nowadays, but using the bones in soups is quite traditional in Salvadorian cooking and for good reasons. I’m not a dietician or scientist, but I can tell you that any soup made like this must, indeed, have some medicinal qualities that cure all sorts of ailments.   Plus, it’s pure comfort food, rustic and surprisingly flavorful. It think it rivals chicken soup in terms of warming your soul and tummy during cold winter months, or just when you need a pick-me-up. It’s easy to make and I’m sure it would be delicious cooked slowly in a crock pot. Just make…