This came out great, but I changed it up a bit. I used 2 pound of lean stew meat, and I was in a hurry, so I half defrosted it, then I put it in a skillet with a cups of water and some garlic cloves, and let that defrost some more until the water evaporated and it slightly browned. Then I put it in my crock pot with 2 cups of beef broth and the full amount of chili powder and more cumin than the recipe called for...about another half teaspoon more...and the red wine vinegar...left it on low for 8 hours. When I came home, all I had to do was stir it and it all fell apart, and the juice was absorbed, but it was not dry at all, it was still very juicy.
I made chimichangas out of it, but it could totally be used for everything! Burritos, tacos, taquitos...I'm going to try it next with chicken, but the beef came out awesome...and because it was already cut up, there was no fat to mess with.
My husband and I both really enjoyed it!
You could also make machaca out of leftovers, if you have any! (Scrambled egg with beef)
i made these for cinco de mayo and had NO leftovers! i did the beef in the slowcooker and made 8 minis instead fo 4 large. the meat was very tender...i used a rump roast. excellent. i served with a brown chipotle sauce found on the web. Here's a light brown chipotle sauce:
2 T butter
2 T flour
1 c beef broth
1 c water
1 t cumin
3 cloves garlic -- minced
1 t oregano
3 canned chipotle chiles -- seeded and minced
(3 to 4) (These are not all that hot)
2 T adobo sauce from can
2 T sour cream
Awesome!! I scaled it down for 2. I made this in the pressure cooker. I lightly browned the meat, then added all the rest of the ingredients, except the cheese, and pressure cooked for 15 min. I turned off the burner, but left the pot on it and let the pressure drop on its own, about 20 min. I removed the lid and transferred the meat to a dish with a slotted spoon and shredded it with two forks. I then returned it to the the pot added a small can of green chilies and cooked the juice down, but was careful not to dry the meat. I used large flour tortillas and even with scaling the recipe to 2 servings it still made 4 chimichangas. I put the cheese on top of the meat before folding. There was plenty of filling. I pan fried them in just enough oil to cover bottom of pan. I served them topped with mexican shredded cheese, salsa, and sour cream. I didn't have any guacamole or would have used that too. They tasted just like the ones I have eaten at Mexican restaurants. I Will definitely make these again.
Process is great however the flavor needs improvement. Found via Food Network some additions that made the flavor jump into the meat: Remove cooled meat to separate bowl saute 1/2 onion chopped & 2 cloves garlic minced in remaining meat juices and 1 T oil. When soft return meat to pan. Add 2 chopped tomatoes (I used 1/2 can rotel) & 1/2 chopped bell pepper (I also added 2 jalapenos). Let simmer til meat is moist not juicy. Remove from stove and assemble. I also added salt/pepper (since this recipe doesn't call for ANY). The meat is AWESOME. When assembling I did add some shredded cheese so we'll see how that comes out of the oven.
This is an absolutely fantastic recipe!!! I've made it twice and everyone loves it. The only suggestion my hubby had was putting the shredded cheese with the meat mixture. So the second time I doubled the amount of cheese and put a generous portion on the meat mixture as well as on the top. It was a big hit!!!
We loved this - done in the crockpot! I took the advice of others and added garlic and onion then made a gravy from the drippings. Fabulous recipe; thanks for sharing!
I can't say how good the meat portion of this recipe was:because I used leftover roast beef. But I sure am glad someone recommended (on the Recipe Exchange) because I loved the mechanics of the recipe. I would have never thought of brushing tortillas w/ butter and cooking at a high temp to produce a crisp "wrapping"! I added Provolone to the inside and they turned out delicious.
My family liked this but I think it could use a little more flavor. I added some salt and cayanne to the beef while it was cooking which helped. Next time I think I'll add a diced onion and some garlic when I add the beef broth. And I'll de-fat the broth with a strainer before mixing the beef back into it because it was a little on the greasy side. Overall though a great recipe!
These are very good. I did use only 1 tablespoon of chili and added some garlic. I used cubed leftover beef and pork and cooked it in chicken broth because I just prefer it instead of the beef. I don't really care as much for these baked because the tortilla seems to be a bit dry. I prefer to grill them on the griddle or in a frying pan lightly coated with oil. They are also excellent deep-fried but grilling is the next best thing if you don t want the added fat. Somebody needs to come up with fat-free deep-frying oil!!!!
