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Ingredients: - 1 medium sized onion, chopped in blender - 5 or 6 large cloves garlic, chopped in blender - ½ cup water - 2 lbs lean beef, cut into ¼ inch cubes - 1 lb pork, cut into ¼ inch cubes - 7 ounce can Ortega brand green chilies, including liquid - 5 or 6 jalapeño peppers - 1 can, No 2 tomatoes, whole, chopped in blender (14¼-oz) - 1 can, No 303 tomatoes, whole, chopped in blender (16-oz) - 4 large bay leaves - 1 TBS oregano - 1 TBS salt - 1 TSP cumin powder
Instructions: Chop onion, garlic and water in blender. Cook until soft. Add meat; cook until it loses red color. Add green chilies and jalapeño peppers to the blender and puree to make a chile pulp. Add 1 cup chile pulp and tomatoes to meat; cook 20 minutes. Add other seasonings. Remove bay leaves about halfway through cooking time. Use covered pot; you might have to remove lid past part of cooking time if too thin. Total cooking time, approximately 3 hours. If you want to use beans, put in bottom of bowl before adding chili. |