Mexican Venison Beef Stew Food

CHOCOLOMO, MEXICAN VENISON STEW

Steps:

• Your first task is to make the spice paste, the recado bianco, which can be made days or even weeks ahead and then stored in the fridge. On a grill or gas burner, set the garlic heads over the fire. You want to burn off the paper and cook the garlic at the same time, so you will want to turn the heads frequently as they cook. You want some parts of the garlic to burn and char. This normally takes a solid 5 to 10 minutes, and longer is better. When they are cool enough to handle, peel off any remaining paper around the garlic cloves and chop them roughly. Set them in the bowl of a blender or small food processor with the vinegar.
• Toast the peppercorns, cumin, cloves and allspice in a dry pan over high heat until they are fragrant, a minute or three. Put them into a spice grinder with the oregano and cinnamon. Grind into a powder and add to the blender with the garlic. Buzz this to a paste, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender or processor a few times. This paste will keep for months in the fridge.
• To make the stew, cut the meats and offal into pieces you'd want to eat. Get 3 tablespoons of the lard hot in a large, heavy, lidded pot like a Dutch oven. Pat the meats dry and brown them in batches so you don't crowd the pot. This may take a solid 20 minutes. As they brown, set the chunks in a bowl. When the meats are all browned, add some stock to the pot and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom. Add the rest of the stock, the wine, vinegar, 4 tablespoons of your recado bianco spice mixture and the meats -- along with any juices that have collected in the bowl. Bring this to a simmer and add salt to taste. Cook until the meats are tender, which can be anything from 90 minutes to 4 hours.
• About an hour after the meats have started simmering, heat the last tablespoon of lard in a frying pan and cook the onion and garlic over medium heat until they're nice and softened, but not browned. Add the tomatoes and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, then add the contents of the frying pan to the stew pot.
• When the meats are nice and tender, add the chives and mint and cook another couple minutes, just to wilt the herbs. Serve in big bowls with the finishing garnishes.

MEXICAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Stem and seed the chiles and place in a pot with beef stock over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently to reconstitute (see Cook's Note).
• Heat a large Dutch oven with a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat, and add the bacon to the pan and stir until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon. Pat the meat dry, season with a little salt and lots of black pepper, then add to the bacon drippings and brown evenly to caramelize the meat. Brown the meat in 2 batches if necessary in order not to crowd the pan. Remove the meat and add another drizzle of oil, if necessary. Add the onions, and garlic and soften a few minutes. Stir in the cumin, coriander, cocoa, cinnamon, and cloves, and stir to toast the spices and combine. Deglaze the pan with beer and evaporate.
• In a food processor, puree the softened peppers and stock with tomatoes. Pour into the pot, slide the browned meat and bacon back in, and drizzle in the honey. Cover the pot and transfer to the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until the meat falls apart with a fork. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat and add the lime juice just before serving.
• Garnish with sour cream and fresh cilantro leaves, and serve with tortillas or rice and warm black beans.

VENISON STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Brown meat on all sides. Remove from pan. Add onions to the same pan; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Add water, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, oregano, salt, pepper. Return meat to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is tender, 1-1/2 to 2 hours., Add potatoes and carrots. Continue to cook until vegetables are tender, 30-45 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. In a small bowl, mix flour and cold water until smooth; stir into Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. If desired, stir in browning sauce.

VENISON STEW II

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, deeply brown the meat in oil. Stir in onions, garlic. Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, thyme, salt and 3 cups of water. Simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat is tender.
• Stir in potatoes and parsnips; cook until tender. Combine flour and 1/4 cup water. Stir into the stew. Remove bay leaf before serving.

CARNE GUISADA (MEXICAN BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Toss meat pieces with flour, then brown quickly in oil in an ovenproof Dutch oven.
• Add onion, garlic, jalapeño, beef stock, tomato paste, cumin and chili powder; bring to a simmer on the stove.
• Cover Dutch oven and place in the preheated oven, baking for about 2 to 2-1/2 hours, until meat is extremely tender.
• Serve as is, or on rice, or folded into warm tortillas.

MEXICAN VENISON STEW

Steps:

• In a large cast iron dutch oven on top of the stove on medium heat, thoroughly brown and crumble the ground venison and chorizo sausage together with 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and 1 tbsp Worstershire ??sp sauce. You know what I mean! Along with this stir in chopped onions and green pepper and let them cook with the meat. While stirring and browning these items, sprinkle in all the spices except for the McCormick's pkg. The meat and onions need to cook until the meat is browned and alot of the moisture is evaporated. (I don't drain the meat, because there's not that much fat and it will mix into the stew.) At this point, add the McCormick's pkg and stir well. The meat mixture will become sort of paste like. Pour in the beef broth and stir well breaking up any clumps. Add the picante or salsa from the jar. Add the ketchup. Add the cans of artichoke hearts, one drained and one not drained. Keep stirring all to mix well. Stir in the frozen mixed vegetables. Cover the dutch oven with the lid a little askew to allow steam to escape. Turn the heat down to low and let the stew simmer for about 2 hours or longer. Remove the lid occasionally and stir well making sure to scrape the bottom to check for sticking. If sticking occurs lower the heat to simmer. You can place this in a slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours. It's even better the next day!
• Serve with a great corn bread or cornbread muffins. Garnish with shredded cheddar cheese and/or sour cream.

MEXICAN VENISON/ BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Over medium high heat, add oil to a large deep pot. When the pot and oil are hot, add meat and brown on all sides. Remove from pot and set aside.
• Add the chorizo to the warm pot and cook through, about 5 minutes.
• Add all vegetables and saute for 5 minutes more.
• Add the flour and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the red wine. beef broth and seasonings.
• Add the meat back to the pot.
• Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 60 minutes or longer. Stirring often. We simmered ours a bit longer to reduce the liquid and thicken the gravy.
• Serve with some crusty bread.

MAINE VENISON STEW

Steps:

• Combine the venison, potatoes, onions, celery, carrots, bouillon, broth, and seasoning sauce in a slow cooker. Pour in just enough water to cover. Turn to High and cook until the stew comes to a boil. Reduce heat to Low and continue cooking until the venison is tender, about 8 to 10 hours.
• Ladle off any fat which has collected on the surface, then stir in the peas and mushrooms if using. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Whisk together the cornstarch and water. Stir this into the stew, increase heat to High, and cook until the stew has thickened and the peas have warmed through.

VENISON (OR BEEF) STEW

Steps:

• Brown meat in olive oil.
• When meat is browned well, add onion, celery and peppers. Stir.
• After 5 minutes add bay leaf and just enough water to cover. Simmer for 15 minutes
• Add tomato sauce and simmer for 1 hour.
• Season to taste with pepper and salt, if needed.

VENISON (OR BEEF) STEW

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Coat meat with flour mixture.
• Brown meat in oil in a dutch oven or heavy-bottomed stockpot. (I like my meat very browned).
• Add the onions and garlic and cook till tender.
• Add hot broth to browned meat, scraping bottom of the pan.
• Add all remaining ingredients.
• Simmer slowly till veggies are tender.

BEEF STEW OR VENISON STEW

Steps:

• Coat beef stew meat (or venison stew meat) with flour.
• In a large skillet, melt shortening.
• Add the flour coated meat; season with salt and pepper.
• When the meat is almost browned, add onions; finish browning.
• Add the Worcestershire sauce; stir for another minute.
• Transfer to a 5 quart Dutch Oven, or a large soup kettle.
• Add the hot water, bouillon granules, thyme, bay leaf, lemon juice, and whole cloves.
• Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 2 hours.
• Add the carrots, potatoes, green peppers, celery, mushrooms and tomatoes.
• Cover, and simmer 1-1/2 hours.
• Remove bay leaf and whole cloves at this point.
• Bring back to a boil.
• Combine the flour and cold water, and add this to the boiling stew; stirring constantly.
• Finally add the Kitchen Bouquet; mix through thoroughly.
• Serves 8 - 10.
• *Note: Sometimes you'll only need 3 tablespoons of flour, mixed with 1/3 cup cold water to thicken the stew. Also, if wanting to add peas to the stew, add the frozen peas within the last 20 minutes of cooking time (while the vegetables are simmering).

MEXICAN STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large soup kettle over medium-high heat, brown meat on all sides in 1 teaspoon oil; drain. Remove meat and keep warm. , In the same pan, saute the onion, celery, jalapeno and garlic in remaining oil until tender. Stir in the water, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, salt and pepper. Return meat to pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes., Stir in the tomato paste, beans and tomatoes. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes longer or until meat is tender and beans are heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro.