slow cooked beef and dried chiles

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Lynn Socko
San Angelo, TX

I created this recipe to use for soft taco's, however, it would be fabulous for many other things. Just delicious! You control the heat with the New Mexico chili you choose, mild, medium or hot!!!!

(2 ratings)
yield 4 -6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 3 Hr 25 Min
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For slow cooked beef and dried chiles

  • 3 lb
    boneless chuck roast
  • 12 oz
    budweiser, or your fav
  • 4 clove
    garlic
  • 2
    dried pasilla peppers
  • 2
    dried guajillo peppers
  • 1/2
    sweet onion, sliced
  • 2 tsp
    cumin
  • 1 tsp
    mesquite liquid smoke
  • 1 tsp
    coarse sea salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • 2
    dried new mexico chiles, mild, medium, or hot.....your preference
  • water or beef broth

How To Make slow cooked beef and dried chiles

  • 1
    Place roast in slow cooker.
  • 2
    Remove seeds and stems from the dried peppers. Tear up the chiles and place in a food processor, add garlic, pulse a few times, add to slow cooker. The type of New Mexico chile will determine the heat in this recipe. I used mild and my roast had no heat, just off the hook delicious flavor.
  • 3
    Add cumin, onion slices, salt, worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, beer and enough water or beef stock to completely cover roast.
  • 4
    I have a 6 qt. Nesco elec. roaster, and I put it on 325° and cooked the roast for between 3-4 hrs until it was pull apart tender. This could also be done in the oven with a lidded pan, or crock pot, cooking times may vary.
  • 5
    I flipped the roast about once an hour, that is how I knew she was done, the last flip resulted in the roast falling apart.
  • 6
    Place any remaining juice in a blender and puree, add back to shredded roast.

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