Slow Cooked Beef And Dried Chiles Food

BEEF CHILE COLORADO

Steps:

• Add chiles and water to a large dutch oven on high heat and bring to a boil.
• Turn off the heat and leave covered for 30 minutes.
• Blend the chiles with 1 cup of the water until smooth.
• Strain the mixture to make sure none of the skin is left in the mixture.
• Add the sauce back to the pot with the rest of the water.
• In a large skillet add the oil on high heat.
• Toss the beef with the flour, salt and pepper.
• Cook on all sides until well browned.
• Add the beef to the pot with the chiles.
• In the skillet add the onions and cook until translucent, about 4-5 minutes then add in the garlic and stir, cooking for another 1 minute.
• Add in the oregano, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and cayenne and stir well to coat.
• Cook the spices for 30 seconds then move the whole mixture into the pot along with the beef broth.
• Bring to a boil on high heat.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 2 hours or until the meat is completely fall apart tender and the sauce has cooked down and thickened.

BIRRIA

Steps:

• Place the dried chiles into a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until chiles are softened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Pour chile sauce mixture into a blender. Add garlic, onion slice, pepper, oregano, cumin, and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
• Layer chopped onions in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place chuck roast over onions and add bay leaves. Pour the chile sauce on top. Cook on High until beef is tender enough to shred with a fork, about 5 hours.
• Remove beef from the sauce. Continue cooking sauce until is reduced, 35 to 45 minutes. Add beef back in and season with salt.

SLOW COOKED BEEF AND DRIED CHILES

Steps:

• 1. Place roast in slow cooker.
• 2. Remove seeds and stems from the dried peppers. Tear up the chiles and place in a food processor, add garlic, pulse a few times, add to slow cooker. The type of New Mexico chile will determine the heat in this recipe. I used mild and my roast had no heat, just off the hook delicious flavor.
• 3. Add cumin, onion slices, salt, worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, beer and enough water or beef stock to completely cover roast.
• 4. I have a 6 qt. Nesco elec. roaster, and I put it on 325° and cooked the roast for between 3-4 hrs until it was pull apart tender. This could also be done in the oven with a lidded pan, or crock pot, cooking times may vary.
• 5. I flipped the roast about once an hour, that is how I knew she was done, the last flip resulted in the roast falling apart.
• 6. Place any remaining juice in a blender and puree, add back to shredded roast.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND TWO-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• For the Cumin-Cilantro Sour Cream:
• In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, cilantro, and cumin. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the chili:
• Set a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook, using a wooden spoon to break the meat into pieces as it browns, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain all the liquid from the pan. Add the tomato paste, onion, bell peppers, and garlic, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables have softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add 1 cup water, the black beans, chickpeas, tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, and bay leaves.
• Cover and cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Discard the bay leaves. To serve, ladle the chili into 8 serving bowls. Top each with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream mixture, 1 tablespoon of the cheddar, the red onion, and tortilla chips, if desired.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Layer the potatoes, carrots, onion and celery in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Place flour in a large shallow dish. Add stew meat; turn to coat evenly. In a large skillet, brown meat in oil in batches. Place over vegetables., In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, broth, mustard, salt, pepper, thyme and, if desired, browning sauce. Pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. If desired, sprinkle with fresh thyme before serving.

SLOW COOKER CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Set the slow cooker to low. Heat 1½ tbsp oil in a large, non-stick pan over a high heat and fry the mince for 10-12 mins or until evenly browned. Tip into the slow cooker.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan. Fry the onion, celery and pepper for 10 mins or until softened. Add the garlic, cumin and paprika and fry for 1 min. Tip into the slow cooker.
• Stir in the oregano, chipotle paste, tomato purée, tomatoes and stock. Season. Cover and cook for 6-8 hrs.
• Stir in the beans and chocolate during the final 30 mins of cooking. Serve with a bowl of rice or tortilla chips and a dollop of soured cream.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Place beef in a large resealable plastic bag; add chili powder and toss to coat.
• In large skillet over medium heat, brown beef and onion in oil.
• Meanwhile, in a greased 5-quart slow cooker, combine the beans, tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, jalapenos, brown sugar, garlic, salt, pepper and cumin.
• Stir in beef, onion and drippings.
• Cover and cook on low for 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Serve with sour cream, if desired.