CHILE COLORADO BEEF STEW RECIPE

Ingredients

• 3 dried Guajillo chiles
• 4 dried New Mexico Chiles
• 2 dried Chile de Arbol chiles
• 4 cups chicken broth or beef stock, divided
• 1 tomato roasted
• 4 pounds beef chuck, cut into 1-inch chunks
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground all spice
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons masa harina
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

To Make the Chile Paste

• take away the stems and seeds from the chiles.

• Place the chiles on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high for thirty seconds total (2 intervals of fifteen seconds each).

• Heat a pair of cups of broth till heat – you'll try this within the microwave by employing a microwave safe 2-quart liquid cup or bowl. Submerge the chiles into the broth, cowl and microwave for regarding a pair of minutes.

• Place the chiles and liquid into a mixer and method till sleek. regarding one minute.

• Add the cooked tomato (roasting directions on the notes space of this recipe), and mix for regarding a pair of minutes or till sleek.

The Beef

• Coat an outsized, wide pan or Dutch kitchen appliance with vegetable oil and produce to medium-high heat. Add the meat to the new pan in batches and in an exceedingly single layer ensuring you are doing not over crowd the pot. Sear on all sides till the meat turns golden brown. take away the cooked beef to a plate and continue searing till all the meat is bronzed.

• Add the onions to the pot (add a touch a lot of oil if needed), and sautè for regarding three – four minutes or till soft and semitransparent. Add the garlic and cook for two minutes. Add the spices and cook for one minute stirring perpetually.

• Add the meat (and any collected meat juices) back to the pot. Add the chile paste and therefore the remaining broth. Stir to mix.

• awaken a overboil high heat. cut back to simmer, cowl and cook stirring often till the meat is tender, regarding a pair of hours.

• If preparation within the Oven:Preheat the kitchen appliance to 320 degrees Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit. Place the coated pot within the kitchen appliance and cook for one.5 hours or till the meat is tender.

• If preparation within the Slow Cooker: Place the cooked beef and vegetables, chile paste and broth into the slow cookware. Cook on low for six – seven hours, or on high for four hours or till the meat is tender.

• when the meat is tender (for all methods)

• in an exceedingly tiny bowl combine the Chad harina with 1/4 cup of the preparation liquid (beef juices or use water or broth) combine well till sleek.

• Stir the Chad harina combine and therefore the vinegar into the meat stew and simmer on the stove high for five minutes. (If employing a slow cookware, set the crockpot to high and simmer for ten – fifteen minutes). Season to style with salt and pepper. you'll season with broth further (optional). Serve!