Red Chili Beef Stew Recipes

CHILI BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, brown meat in oil on all sides. Remove and set aside. In the same pan, saute onion and green pepper until tender. Return meat to the pan. , Stir in the tomatoes, broth, parsley, chili powder, garlic, cumin and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender. Stir in beans; heat through.

BRAISED BEEF AND RED CHILES

Steps:

• Add the chiles and garlic to a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and steep for 20 to 30 minutes. Pour off half the cooking liquid. Using an immersion blender, puree the peppers, garlic and remaining liquid until smooth. (Alternatively, you can use a regular blender. Be careful when blending hot or warm ingredients.)
• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chuck roast with the salt, pepper, chile powder and cumin. When the oil is hot, add the meat to the Dutch oven and brown on all sides, about 3 minutes, then remove to a plate.
• Add the tomato paste and onion to the pot and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the stock, sugar, bay leaves and pepper puree to the pot and stir to combine. Return the beef to the pot and cover. Roast until the meat is fall-apart tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Remove the bay leaves. Shred the meat in the pot and serve on warm tortillas with shaved cabbage, sour cream, lime and cilantro.

SLOW-COOKED STEW MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add stew meat and brown for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add chili powder and cumin; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer meat to a large slow cooker.
• Add diced tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans, 1 1/2 cups beef broth, onion, bell pepper, parsley, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and salt to the slow cooker; stir until well combined.
• Cover and cook on Low, stirring occasionally, until beef is tender, 6 to 8 hours. Thin the chili with remaining beef broth as it cooks, if consistency is too thick.

GROUND BEEF GREEN CHILI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a medium sized casserole dish.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly browned; drain fat.
• Place half of the tortillas on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish and spread with half of the onion, cheese, ground beef and chiles. Layer with the remaining tortillas, onion, half of the remaining cheese, ground beef and chiles.
• In a medium bowl, dilute the soup with milk and pour over the top of the casserole. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.

RED CHILI BEEF STEW

Steps:

• 1 In a Dutch oven coated with nonstick cooking spray, brown meat on all sides over medium-high heat. Add the broth, potatoes, carrots, onion, red pepper, jalapeno, garlic, chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are tender. Add tomatoes; cover and cook 1 hour longer or until meat is tender. 2 Combine flour and water until smooth; stir into pot. Stir in cilantro. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

CHILI BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef cubes with S&P, coat lightly with flour, shaking off excess. Brown beef cubes well in heated butter in Dutch oven until lightly browned. When beef is done remove from pan and cook onion is same pan, stirring frequently until soft and lightly browned.
• Return beef to pan, mix in garlic, salt, cumin and chili powder. Add tomatoes and their liquid and green chilies. Bring to boiling, cover, reduce heat and simmer until beef is tender. Skim and discard fat.
• Mix in beans. Continue cooking, uncovered, stirring occasionally until thickened slightly about 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cheese. Cook a few minutes longer to melt it.

BEEF, VEGETABLE, AND RED CHILE STEW

Steps:

• 1. Put the meat in a large pot with 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and skim the foam that rises to the top as it boils. After 10 minutes, add the onion, garlic, bay leaves, salt, oregano, and cumin. Cover and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, heat a medium dry skillet over medium heat, and toast the chiles, pressing them flat with a spatula, until aromatic, about 5 seconds on each side. (Do not burn, or the chiles will be bitter.) Cool the chiles then tear into pieces, and put into a blender. Process as fine as possible. Add the tomatoes and epazote. Purée. Strain, pushing the puree with a wooden spoon, through a fine-mesh strainer into the soup pot. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. 3. Add the carrots and turnips, and cook 15 minutes. Add the zucchini, corn, and green beans. Cook until the vegetables are tender, about 12 to 15 more minutes. Taste and add salt, if needed. Serve in soup bowls. Pass the lime wedges at the table.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

RED CHILE BRAISED BEEF STEW OVER MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer at a low boil until tender all the way through when pierced with a sharp knife, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine paprika, oregano, cumin, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl and set seasoning mix aside.
• Coat the bottom of a large saute pan with oil and place over medium-high heat. Add beef to the hot oil and sprinkle with seasoning mix. Cook, stirring as needed, until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Cook in batches if needed, to avoid overcrowding. Transfer beef to a plate and set aside.
• Add more oil to the pan if necessary and add onion. Cook and stir until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth, chile sauce, and tomato paste to the pan. Cook and stir until sauce is well combined and warmed through, 3 to 5 minutes more. Return beef to the pan, bring sauce to a low boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer stew for 1 hour.
• Drain sweet potatoes and allow to cool until safe to handle. Remove skins using a paper towel to pull them off and discard. Place sweet potatoes in a large mixing bowl and add sour cream, butter, and salt. Beat using a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
• Spoon individual portions of sweet potatoes onto serving plates and top with heaping spoonfuls of stew. Garnish with chopped green onions.

RED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Over medium high heat, bring a large pot of water to boil and add beef, boil for 10 seconds. Drain, and rinse under cold water for 1 minute. Set aside.
• In a small bowl combine next 5 ingredients (onion - star anise). Set aside.
• In another small bowl or cup combine next 5 ingredients (soy sauce - salt). Set aside.
• Over high heat heat hot chili oil in a wok or large skillet.
• Add onion mixture to wok and stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Stir in beef and stir-fry 3 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to large sauce pan or pot, adding 2 3/4 cups water. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until beef is tender (1 hour and 40 minutes), stirring occasionally. You may need to add more water.
• Stir in carrots. Cover and simmer until tender (20 minutes), stirring occasionally.
• Remove chilies and star anise - discard.
• Increase heat to high.
• In a small cup dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup water. Stir into stew, stirring for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Transfer to serving dish (over egg noddles or rice, if desired), garnishing with green onions.