Braised Texas Red Chili

Ingredients

Steps

• 1

  Add dried chilis to a large Dutch oven and cook on the stovetop over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until slightly darkened.

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  Ingredients

  • 3 Whole New Mexican Chilis, whole

  • 2 dried chile de arbol, stemmed and seeded

  • 3 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded

  • 2 Can (7 oz) chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, diced

• 2

  Remove chilis and place in a 2-quart microwave-safe bowl. Add half of the chicken stock to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 5 minutes.

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  Ingredients

  • 2 Quart chicken stock

• 3

  Remove from microwave and transfer chilis and liquid to blender. Blend until smooth.

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• 4

  Season chuck steaks generously with salt and pepper. Heat oil in the base of Dutch oven over high heat.

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  Ingredients

  • 4 Pound Beef, Chuck

  • 2 Tablespoon vegetable oil

  • As Needed salt

  • As Needed pepper

• 5

  Add chuck steaks in a single layer, doing in 2 batches if needed. Cook without moving until deeply browned. Flip steaks and brown second side.

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• 6

  Transfer steaks to a cutting board and cut seared steaks into 1-inch chunks.

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• 7

  Keeping the heat on high, add onions to Dutch oven and cook, stirring frequently until translucent.

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  Ingredients

  • 1 Large onion, diced

• 8

  Add garlic, cinnamon, cumin, allspice, and oregano, and cook, stirring until fragrant.

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  Ingredients

  • 4 Clove garlic, minced

  • 1/2 Teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1 Tablespoon ground cumin

  • 1/4 Teaspoon ground allspice

  • 2 Teaspoon dried oregano

• 9

  Add all meat back into the pan along with chili puree and remaining quart of chicken stock. Stir to combine.

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• 10

  When ready to cook, set the grill temperature to 250℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.

  Grill: 250 ˚F

  Probe: 15 ˚F

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• 11

  Place Dutch oven in preheated grill with the lid of Dutch oven slightly off the side. Braise for 3 hours or until meat is very tender.

  Grill: 250 ˚F

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• 12

  Remove from grill, stir in fish sauce, masa and apple cider vinegar. Add hot sauce and salt, to taste.

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  Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoon fish sauce

  • 3 Tablespoon Masa

  • 2 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar

  • To Taste hot sauce

  • As Needed kosher salt

• 13

  To serve, garnish with cilantro, chopped onions, scallions, grated cheese, avocado, and warm tortillas on side. Enjoy!

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  Ingredients

  • As Needed cilantro, finely chopped

  • onion, chopped

  • As Needed scallions, chopped

  • As Needed cheese, grated

  • As Needed avocados

  • As Needed corn or flour tortillas