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CHILE COLORADO

Steps:

• Remove meat from fridge and cut into ½ inch cubes. Set aside.
• Remove the stems (and seeds if you want, for milder heat) from the dried chiles while rinsing them under cold water. Place chiles in a saucepan and cover with broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the meat. Season on all sides with salt and pepper and sprinkle with flour. Add oil to a skillet over medium high heat. Once hot, add meat and cook until browned on both sides. Depending on the size of your pan you will need to do this in a few batches to keep from overcrowding.
• Remove meat to a plate and set aside. Add onion and jalapeno to the pan and saute for several minutes.
• As the onions cook, pour the softened peppers and the broth into a blender. Add the sautéed onion and jalapeno and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Return browned beef (and accumulated juices) back to the pot. Strain the chili sauce from the blender through a fine mesh strainer, into the pot. Add oregano, cumin, paprika, garlic powder and stir well. Add bay leaf.
• Bring to a slow boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about an hour, or until the meat is very tender.
• Uncover and stir in lime juice and cornstarch slurry. Cook for a few more minutes, until the sauce has slightly thickened.
• Serve as a stew with tortillas for dipping and a side of Mexican rice and beans.

CHILI COLORADO

Steps:

• Brown meat in oil, add water or broth, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add chili powder to meat and broth.
• Mash garlic with salt to make paste.
• Heat 1 tblspn oil on medium heat in skillet and add garlic paste and onion.
• Cook onion until tender but do not brown.
• Add flour and cook until well mixed.
• Add onion mix, oregano, and cumin to meat mixture.
• Cover and simmer about 1 1/2 hours until tender. Taste and add more salt as needed.

CHILI COLORADO

Steps:

• Take all the chiles and seed.
• Snip with sissors and place in a medium glass bowl.
• Cover with boiling water and then cover bowl with a plate.
• Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Mean while brown bacon in a large skillet.
• Remove and add sirloin steak to the skillet and brown in bacon fat on both sides.
• Add the meats to the crock pot.
• Place the chiles and water in a food processor and whirl to very smooth.
• Strain if you want, I don't worry about it when using the processor.
• by hand is another story.
• You will need to press puree through a mesh strainer.
• Add the puree to the crock pot along with all the remaining ingredients except cilantro.
• You also want to add around 1/4 cup of the bacon fat.
• Turn your crock pot up to high, cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Turn down to low and cook for 5 1/2 hours.
• Add Cilantro and cook on low for another 30 minutes.
• The meat will fall apart as you ladle into bowls.
• Serve with hot corn bread or cheesy beer muffins.