Sizzling Chili Colorado Recipe: Authentic Mexican Comfort Food 🌶️

beef chuck

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground beef is often less expensive and still flavorful.

dried ancho chiles

🥗Healthier: fresh bell peppers

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes provide a similar texture at a lower cost.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with bouillon

Water with bouillon is a cost-effective alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more affordable cooking oil.

Cut each chili open with kitchen scissors and remove the stems, seeds, and veins.

Roast the cleaned chilies in a hot dry skillet for about 1 minute until fragrant.

Move the toasted chilies into a pot and cover them with hot water. Let them soak for about 20 minutes.

Coat the beef in seasoned flour (flour with salt, pepper, and a pinch of garlic powder).

Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet and brown the beef in batches until caramelized.

Mince half a yellow onion and two jalapenos, then sauté them in the same pan until the onion is soft and translucent.

Blend the softened chilies with some of the chili soaking water until smooth.

Add 8 cloves of garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, and oregano to the blender and blend until combined, adding more chili water if needed.

Add 2 cups of beef broth to the onion and jalapeno mix in the skillet.

Pour the red chili sauce into the pan with the sautéed onion and jalapeno, then stir in the browned beef.

Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and let it cook low and slow for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

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