Red Meat Chili: Carne Chili Colorado
- 3 white onions, quartered
- 8 tomatillos, peeled and washed
- 4 tomatoes, quartered
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1/2 pound ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, and de-veined
- 1/2 pound gaujillo chiles, stemmed, seeded, and de-veined
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard seed
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 (1 1/2 to 2 pound) flank steak or brisket
- 2 cups water
- 12 tortillas
- Shredded Monterey jack
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
- On a sheet tray or baking pan, place onion, tomatillos, tomatoes, and garlic and drizzle with olive oil.
- Place under the broiler or roast in a preheated 500 degree F oven until the vegetables start to get a little charred on the outside.
- Remove and set aside.
- On another sheet tray or baking pan, place the dried chiles, and toast in a 500 degree F oven for 1 minute or until the chiles start to release some smoke.
- Remove and plunge in to bowl with hot water and set aside.
- In a blender, begin pureeing the chiles and roasted vegetables in batches with chicken stock until smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- In a saute pan, toast the cumin, coriander, and mustard for 3 minutes or until they start to smoke.
- Remove from pan and place in a small mixing bowl.
- Add the olive oil, salt, and pepper, to make a paste.
- Rub this paste all over the piece of flank steak and allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Preheat a grill or grill pan on high.
- Grill the flank steak for 3 minutes on each side.
- Place the flank steak in a roasting pan and pour the pureed chile sauce over it.
- Add 2 cups of water, cover with foil, and cook in the oven for 1 hour until the meat becomes flaky.
- Remove the meat from the pan, shred the meat, and reserve the sauce.
- Place 6 of the tortillas onto a baking sheet.
- Put a small amount of the shredded meat on the tortilla and spoon over some of the sauce.
- Top with some cheese.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
- Bake for 5 minutes and serve.
white onions, tomatoes, garlic, ancho chiles, gaujillo chiles, chicken, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground mustard, extravirgin olive oil, salt, flank steak, water, tortillas
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/red-meat-chili-carne-chili-colorado-recipe.html (may not work)