Beef Pozole With Cheddar Cheese Food

BEEF POZOLE

Steps:

• Place the beef shank in a large heavy stock pot. Add enough cold water to cover the beef shank completely. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic cloves, and bay leaves. Season with 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 tablespoon of peppercorns. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until the meat is fully cooked and tender, about 2 hours. Be sure to constantly skim the fat from the surface of the liquid while cooking.
• Remove the meat from the pot and let cool. Strain the liquid and return to the pot. Add the hominy and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Using a fork, shred the meat into thin pieces and return to the pot adding 1 cup of water, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot, garnished with cabbage, radishes, lime wedges, dried oregano, tostadas, and Pasilla-Guajillo Salsa, if using.
• Soak the chiles and garlic cloves in warm water until the chiles are soft. Place the chiles, garlic, and water in a blender and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with Beef Pozole as a garnish.

BEST BEEF POZOLE ROJO

Steps:

• In a large pot, add the water, beef, whole onion, oregano, bay leaf, beef bullion, salt & pepper.
• Bring liquid to a boil then cover and simmer until beef is tender (about two hours). As water begins to evaporate, add boiling hot water to keep the broth at the same amount.
• Once the beef is tender, remove & discard the bones, onion, garlic and bay leaf.
• Add the hominy and 2 cups red sauce (instructions below). Cook for about 30 more minutes. Taste for seasoning.
• When done, ladle soup into bowls and garnish with any of these ingredients that you like: shredded cabbage, chopped cilantro, minced onions, lime juice, hot sauce.
• serve with tostadas or tortilla chips.

BEEF AND CHEDDAR CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Oil a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook to al dente according to the package directions. Drain and put in the prepared baking dish. Toss with the sour cream, Parmesan and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add the bell peppers and scallions and cook until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Make a space in the pan, add the tomato paste and toast for a minute. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add the diced tomatoes, stir and bring to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Pour the beef mixture over the noodles and sprinkle with the grated Cheddar. Bake on the middle rack until the cheese is melted and the edges are bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

POZOLE

Steps:

• Put the pork in a large pot over high heat and cover with water.
• Add the onion, garlic and salt, and boil until tender, about an hour.
• While the pork is cooking, put the pasillas and new mexico chiles into a small saucepan and add just enough water to cover.
• Bring the water to a boil. As soon as it boils, turn off the heat and put a small saucer or bowl on top of the chiles to keep them submerged.
• Let sit for about 20 minutes.
• When the chiles are soft, remove them from the water, reserving the liquid, and remove the stems and seeds.
• Put the chiles in a blender or food processer with enough of the cooking water to process, and blend until smooth.
• When the pork is tender remove it from the pot, reserving the cooking water, and let cool until cool enough to handle.
• Cut or shred into bite sized pieces.
• Strain the cooking water, and return the pork to the pot.
• Add the hominy and processed chiles, bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for about half an hour to blend the flavors. Add more salt if needed, to taste.
• Serve topped with shredded cabbage, radishes, oregano and your favorite hot sauce, if desired.

BEEF POZOLE (HEARTY BEEF SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in stockpot over medium heat until hot. Brown 1/3 of beef; remove from stockpot. Repeat twice with remaining beef adding oil as needed. Remove beef from stockpot; season with salt.
• Add onion and jalapeños to stockpot; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in broth, hominy, tomatoes and epazote, if desired. Return beef to stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours or until beef is fork-tender.
• Add zucchini and 1/4 cup cilantro; continue to simmer 5 minutes or until zucchini is tender. If using fresh epazote, remove and discard stem and any large leaves.
• Serve with toppings, if desired. Toppings: Lime wedges, dried red pepper flakes, chopped fresh cilantro, crisp tortilla strips, sliced onion, crumbled Mexican cheese (queso fresco, cotija or añejo), sour cream.

CHEDDAR CHEESE POPOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Generously butter 6 cups in a popover pan or 6 six ounce custard cups.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs well with mixer.
• At low speed add milk.
• Add flour and salt and beat until smooth.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Fill cups 1/2 full with batter.
• Top with cheese and pour in remaining batter.
• Bake 50 minutes or until puffed and deep golden brown.
• Let pans cool 1 minute and then loosen with a knife.
• Serve with hot with butter and fresh fruit.

CHEESY BEEFY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook egg noodles per package directions.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown beef until meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Add oil if needed.
• Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, salt and pepper and simmer 5 minutes.
• With an electric mixer, beat together sour cream, cream cheese, and cottage cheese in a medium bowl.
• Fold in onions and bell pepper and mix well.
• In 9 x 13-inch baking dish lightly coated with cooking spray, add half of the noodles, half the cheese mixture and half the meat mixture in layers.
• Repeat layers, ending with meat.
• Top with cheddar cheese.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake until bubbly, about 15 minutes longer.
• Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.