Red Chile sauce or red chile Con Carne

Name: Red Chile sauce or red chile Con Carne
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef, cubed beef, or pork; 1 tbsp flour; 2 cup water; 6 tbsp red chile powder; 1 salt to taste; 1 clove garlic minced; 1 tbsp shortening or oil; 1 tsp Mexican oregano optional; 1/2 tsp fresh ground cumin seed optional

saveursfe @cook_3811347

this is the real thing, the traditional sauce made by New Mexicans for generations

saveursfe @cook_3811347

this is the real thing, the traditional sauce made by New Mexicans for generations

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Ingredients

6 servings

1 lbground beef, cubed beef, or pork
1 tbspflour
2 cupwater
6 tbspred chile powder
1salt to taste
1 clovegarlic minced
1 tbspshortening or oil
1 tspMexican oregano optional
1/2 tspfresh ground cumin seed optional

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Steps

1

Melt shortening, add meat and fry, flour may be added now or later in recipe.
2

when meat is cooked add garlic, salt, & chile powder mix well. the amount chile can be adjusted to taste as heat can vary
3

Add water and flour, let simmer for 1/2 hour, if too thick add more water, if to thin add flour, it's best to keep it on the thin side. can be made thicker if you like
4

for simple red chile sauce use the recipe minus the and meat. Only mix the Chile, water, flour, & garlic, little oil to fry the garlic before adding the other ingredients
5

good multi use sauce, add a few spoons to a bowl of beans, posole, tamales, eggs and potatoes, burritos, and is the sauce used for enchiladas
6

the oregano and cumin can be added in step 2 it is not required and only an option