Chile Colorado/con Carne - Tucson's El Charro

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs roasting beef
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3 cups enchilada sauce
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Recipe

• 1 cut the meat into 3/4" pieces. put a handful at a time into a bag containing the flour, salt and pepper. shake well. repeat with the remaining meat.
• 2 heat the oil in a large skillet. add a batch of meat at a time into the hot oil, not overcrowding. brown slowly.
• 3 add the enchilada sauce, garlic puree and oregano.
• 4 cook over low heat at least one hour, or until the meat is very tender, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. aadd water if necessary.
• 5 i put a lid on my pan, and cook the dish for several hours over the lowest possible heat. the meat must be tender!