I am making crock pot carne asada tomorrow

[KitchenWitch]

I will let you all know how it turns out.

[Lucinda]

1. Yum. Looking forward to the results!

:)

[KitchenWitch]

2. I will post the recipe if it turnes out.

[Lucinda]

3. Excellent! I don't have a good carne asada recipe yet.

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

4. I am going to attempt to make red enchilada sauce from scratch too.

:9

[KitchenWitch]

5. Both the asada and the enchilada sauce were a roaring success!

I need to go downstairs to get the recipes so I can post them here!

[Lucinda]

6. Excellent! I'm soo happy it went well and am selfishly waiting for the enchilada sauce

recipe in particular.
I really want to make my own and haven't gotten around to it!

:D

[KitchenWitch]

7. Here are the recipes

Crock Pot Carne Asada

2 1/2 pounds lean stew meat (I used beef shoulder roast)
2 Tbsp chili powder (I used 1 Tbsp chili powder, 1/2 Tbsp ancho chili powder, and 1/2 Tbsp cayenne pepper)
1 Tsp ground cumin
1 Tsp salt
2 Tsp minced garlic
Juice of 1 fresh lime
12 oz dark beer or beef broth (I used beef broth)
2 fresh jalapeño peppers, chopped
1 small onion, cut into eigths
1 Tsp dry oregano

In a ziplock bag combine the chili powder, cumin, salt, minced garlic, and lime juice until blended. Put meat in ziplock bag and marinate in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, put the meat in the crock pot, along with the beer/beef broth, onion, jalapeño peppers, and the oregano. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours, or on high setting for 4 to 6 hours. Shread meat with two forks and serve with your favorite garnishes in flour tortillas.



Texas Red Enchilada Sauce

2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp red chili powder (again I used 1 Tbsp regular chili powder and 1/2 Tbsp ancho chili powder and 1/2 Tbsp cayenne pepper)
1 Tbsp ground cumin
6 oz. can tomato paste
2 1/4 cups water (or chicken broth, I used water)
salt and pepper to taste

Melt butter in a sauce pan. Make a golden brown roux by browning flour in the butter. Add the spices and the tomato paste and combine until blended. Add water gradually stirring constantly. Heat sauce until boiling, then simmer until desired consistency. Taste sauce as you are blending, and adjust spices as desired.

Cover the bottom of a baking dish with the finished sauce, place wrapped enchiladas in the dish and cover the enchiladas with the remaining sauce. Bake in a 350° oven until the enchiladas are done.

[Lucinda]

8. Looks great! Thanks for posting them so quickly!

I plan on trying it soon.