Chili Colorado

Chili Colorado

Chili Colorado is a Mexican dish made with beef, chilies, tomatoes, garlic, and spices. It's served with rice and beans and garnished with cilantro and lime.

Chili Colorado recipe video

Chili Colorado

Ingredients

• 5 dried Arbol chilies

• 4 dried Puya chilies

• 1-quart chicken stock

• 1 onion diced

• 1 jalapeno pepper, diced

• 2 teaspoons dried oregano

• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin

• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

• 2 ½ pounds beef stew meat

• 3 Tablespoons flour

• 2 Tablespoons oil

• 1 bay leaf

• Juice of 1 lime

• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch

• 1 Tablespoon water

Method

1. Remove stems and seeds from the peppers. Place chilies in a saucepan and cover with chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes.

2. Mix the flour, salt, and pepper with the stew meat. Add the oil to a large skillet and brown the beef in the hot oil on medium-high heat. Remove the meat from the pan and set it aside.

3. In the same pan, add the onion and jalapeno and sauté for several minutes. Then add the chicken stock with the chilies and stir until well combined. Remove and set aside to cool. When cool enough to handle. Blend all the ingredients into a puree and set aside.

4. While the sauce is cooling, add the meat and accumulated juices back to the pan, then return it to a boil. Next, add the pureed sauce, oregano, cumin, paprika, and garlic to the pot and stir until well combined.

5. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover the pot. Simmer for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.

6. When the meat is tender, add the lime juice. Then, make a cornstarch slurry with the cornstarch and water and stir it in until the sauce is slightly thickened.

7. Serve with tortillas and rice.

   
   

   Makes eight servings

   
   

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