How To Make A Delicious Red Chile | Chile Colorado Recipe

dried red chiles

🥗Healthier: fresh red bell peppers

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Fresh bell peppers can provide a similar sweetness and color, while canned tomato sauce is often less expensive.

beef

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Lean turkey offers a lower-fat option, while pork can be a more budget-friendly meat choice.

Remove stems and seeds from 10 New Mexico chilies and 8 chili de arbol.

Rinse chilies and cover them with water in a saucepan.

Boil chilies for 10 minutes until softened.

In a pan over medium heat, drizzle in 1 tablespoon of oil and heat for 3 minutes.

Add 2 lbs of stew meat to the pan and season with onion powder, ground cumin, and garlic salt.

Cook beef for 15 to 20 minutes until juices evaporate.

Remove boiled chilies and add them to a blender with 1/4 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 6 pepper corns, 5 whole cloves, salt, oregano, and 1 cup of water from boiled chilies.

Blend until smooth and set aside.

Once beef is cooked, strain the blended sauce into the pan with the beef.

Add 1 cup of water to the blender to get remaining sauce and strain that into the pan as well.

Coat the stew meat with the red chili sauce, lower heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Serve red chili with refried beans, rice, charred jalapeno, lime, and fresh flour tortillas.

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