Chicana Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the chuck roast into 2-inch cubes and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil on medium-high in a Dutch oven until shimmering.
• Add the meat and brown on all sides.
• Add sliced onion and saute for 5 minutes.
• Add bell pepper and garlic and saute for another 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, and seasonings and bring to a simmer.
• Cover and simmer on low for three hours on stove. Alternatively, you may cover and put in a 300-degree oven and cook for three hours. You may also cook for 8 hours on low in a 6-quart slow cooker (or 6 hours on high).
• Serve in tortillas with beans (like a burrito) or on its own in a bowl and enjoy!

Steps:

• 1. Marinate the beef strips with the Southwestern Marinade in the refrigerator for 1-3 hours. (More time is fine...even overnight)
• 2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown the beef strips in batches. Combine all the beef strips, green bell pepper and onion. Pour the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce in and season with the garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes (stirring occasionally), then remove the lid and simmer an additional 15 minutes. Serve over rice or noodles, or in burritos or warmed flour tortillas. Garnish with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, salsa or pico de gallo, or whatever sounds good to you.

Steps:

• In crockpot add the roast, peppers, onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder and salt. Stir until well combined.
• Set crockpot for 8 hours if you have a timer on low and let cook.
• Serve with refried beans and rice!
• If cooking on the stove, add a 28 oz can of water (the can the tomatoes were in) to start with, you may need more or not as the cooking time goes on. You may have a faster cook time with this method.

Steps:

• Remove most fat from the meat and dice into 3/4 inch pieces. Mix flour, salt & pepper used to cover the meat for browning. Dice tomatoes, onions, chilies, jalapenos and garlic.
• In a very large fry pan or roaster pan, brown the meat on all sides in hot oil. Add beef broth and all other ingredients except tortillas. Reduce heat to simmer and cover.
• Let cook 3 to 4 hrs or until meat is very tender and the mixture has thickened suitable for burritos. You may have to cook with lid removed the last hour.