Red Chile sauce or red chile Con Carne

• 1 lb ground beef, cubed beef, or pork
• 1 tbsp flour
• 2 cup water
• 6 tbsp red chile powder
• 1 salt to taste
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 tbsp shortening or oil
• 1 tsp Mexican oregano optional
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground cumin seed optional

1. Melt shortening, add meat and fry, flour may be added now or later in recipe.
2. when meat is cooked add garlic, salt, & chile powder mix well.
3. the amount chile can be adjusted to taste as heat can vary
4. Add water and flour, let simmer for 1/2 hour, if too thick add more water, if to thin add flour, it's best to keep it on the thin side.
5. can be made thicker if you like
6. for simple red chile sauce use the recipe minus the and meat.
7. Only mix the Chile, water, flour, & garlic, little oil to fry the garlic before adding the other ingredients
8. good multi use sauce, add a few spoons to a bowl of beans, posole, tamales, eggs and potatoes, burritos, and is the sauce used for enchiladas
9. the oregano and cumin can be added in step 2 it is not required and only an option

ground beef, flour, water, red chile powder, salt, garlic, shortening, oregano, ground cumin

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/334241-red-chile-sauce-or-red-chile-con-carne (may not work)