THE BEST CARNE ADOVADA RECIPE: Delicious, Fork Tender, Braised Pork in New Mexico Red Chile
Whether you spell it ADOVADA or ADOBADA, this delicious, fork tender, braised pork in New Mexico red chile is one of my absolute favorite recipes. It's also one many of you have requested. And while there are many ways to make Carne Adovada, this is how I like it best. If you start with good chile, you don't need to add a whole lot of other ingredients to it. Read on for the recipe.
Carne Adovada
5 lbs. pork butt/shoulder, cut into 2 pieces
1-12 New Mexico red chile pods (choose hot, medium, or mild)
4-5 garlic cloves
1 Tbsp. Mexican oregano
1 Tbsp. cumin
salt to taste
2 bay leaves
*flour, optional
Cut pork meat into 2 pieces, season with salt, cover and place in refrigerator while you make the chile sauce.
Remove stems and seeds from chile pods. Rinse quickly to remove any dirt. place in bowl and pour very hot water over chile pods. (I like to boil water for this part.) Let sit approx. 15 minutes so that chile rehydrates and softens. Drain water from chile, but reserve chile water for later. Place chile in blender, along with garlic, oregano, cumin, and about 1 tsp. salt. Add between 2 and 2 1/2 cups of the chile water and blend until sauce is completely smooth. (You will not have to run your chile through a sieve if you blend long enough.) Set chile aside.
In a large dutch oven (or oven-safe pot with a lid), place enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan and heat on stovetop at medium high. If you choose, coat pork meat with a sprinkling of flour before frying them in pot. You don't need to cook fully, just enough to brown all the sides. Then pour in the chile sauce. Let it reach a boil. Place bay leaves on top, cover and lower heat. Let it continue to simmer 10-15 minutes. Meantime, preheat your oven to 325º.
Then place your pot in the oven, with the lid on, and let the carne adovada braise for 2-3 hours. The longer you leave it, the more tender the meat will be.
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Anthony Bourdain's New Mexico Chili Recipe, Step by Step How To
This is Anthony Bourdain’s Beef Chili Recipe. New Mexico Style, this is richly flavored, hearty beef chili stew featuring beef chuck and New Mexico Hatch Chiles and Poblano peppers. One of our favorite Hatch green chili recipes!
CHILE COLORADO CON CARNE: Delicious Recipe Made from New Mexico Red Chile Pods
Chile Colorado Con Carne (Red Chile with Meat) can be made with any kind of meat. In this video, I make it with beef. What makes this recipe so delicious is the chile sauce made from New Mexico Red Chile Pods. Read on for the recipe.
2 lbs. beef or pork, cut into small cubes.
salt to season meat
approx. 2 Tbsp. flour (optional)
approx. 10 New Mexico red chile pods
3 garlic cloves
1 Tbsp. Mexican oregano
1 Tbsp. cumin (optional)
salt to taste (approx. 1 tsp.)
2 bay leaves
Remove stems and seeds from chile pods. Place chile pods in seive with bowl or pan underneath to hold water. Pour boiling water over chile pods and let them soak 15 minutes, allowing them to rehydrate or become soft. Remove chile pods from water, but reserve water for later. Place softened chile pods in blender or food processor. Add garlic cloves, oregano, cumin, and salt. Then take 3 cups of the reserved chile water and pour it into the blender. Pureé until you no longer see flecks of chile circling around the blender and you're left with a smooth red sauce.
In separate bowl, season meat with salt and sprinkle with enough flour to coat the outsides. Mix to combine.
Heat a large saucepan or skillet with enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Once heated over medium high heat, add in cut pieces of meat being careful not to overcrowd the pan. You may need to do this in increments in order to allow meat to brown on all sides. Once meat is cooked, pour in red chile sauce and let it come to a boil. Then lower heat, cover, and let simmer additional 30-40 minutes until the meat becomes tender.
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How to Make New Mexican Red Chile
Learn how to take dried chile pods and make a smooth red chile sauce.
How to Make Texas Chili (Award Winning Homemade Recipe)
In this video I’m gonna GIVE you my award winning Texas style chili recipe.
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Now chili is a really complex recipe, there are a billion and one ways to make it and this is just ONE way, and the key to an award winning chili at home is to make it your own. That’s the key to any award winning recipe.
In this recipe we’re using
3 ½ lbs ground beef
½ onion
3 garlic cloves
4 tbs chili powder 3 Fiesta / 1 Gephart
2 tsp smoked paprika
¼ cup tomato paste
1 bell pepper
2 tsp cumin
½ tsp oregano
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 TBS OG - add to taste at end
1 TBS WOW -add to taste at the end
3 Roma tomatoes
We’re also adding
Mirepiox
(thats ½ chopped onion, ¼ cup chopped carrots, ¼ cup chopped celery)
2 TSP Better than Bouillon or use beef broth in place of water
2 TBS masarina or flour to thicken if necessary or desired
Condiments at my house
Onions
cheese
Salsa verde to taste
Chili piquin to taste
Habanero to taste
Beans of your choice, yes i said beans haha
Now here is the biggest pro tip that the chili champs use – brown your meat over high heat before adding it to the dish. This will take your recipe to a whole other level of flavor nirvana.
Now let's get fired up and make us a Texas bowl of red!
HOW TO MAKE RED CHILE SAUCE FROM CHILE POWDER: Easy, Versatile Recipe Ready in Minutes
If you know me, I'm kind of a chile snob. 99% of the time I make my red chile sauce from New Mexico red chile pods. But, in a pinch, I will make red chile sauce from chile powder. And since many of you don't have access to chile pods and have requested I show you How to Make Red Chile Sauce from Chile Powder, I decided to share this easy, versatile recipe that can be ready in just a matter of minutes.
To start, it's important that you know your own heat tolerance, and that you buy chile powder that has the right level of heat for you. You should be able to find it in hot, medium or mild. Knowing those two things, you can adjust the amount of chile powder you will be using. But all things being equal, 2 Tbsp. is right about where you should be. If you find that it's too spicy, or doesn't have enough of a kick, then make note of it, adjust your amounts, and make another batch. The good thing is, it's so easy, you can customize it perfectly in no time! You can also cook the sauce to achieve your preferred level of thickness. If you should accidentally cook it too long and it gets too thick, no worries. Just add a little more water and you'll be good to go!
Red Chile Sauce from Chile Powder
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
2 Tbsp. red chile powder (or adjust to your liking)
2 cups water
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. ground oregano
salt to taste (typically between 1/2 to 1 tsp.)
Heat skillet or sauce pan on stove over medium high heat. Add in flour and continuously move around with spoon until it turns a light brown. Add in chile powder and mix to combine. Pour in water and stir until flour and chile and dissolved. Add in garlic powder, cumin, and ground oregano. Mix well and bring to boil. Lower heat and continue cooking another 5 to 10 minutes until sauce thickens to your liking. Add in salt to taste, and your red chile sauce is done and ready to use in any of number of dishes.
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