Best West Texas Asado Recipes
PORK CHILE COLORADO
Pork chile colorado, also known as chili colorado or pork asado, is a perfect hearty Mexican comfort food, well known for its brilliant red chile flavored sauce.
Provided by Christian Guzman
Categories Main Course
Time 4h50m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Quarter onion. Peel garlic cloves. Stem, seed and rinse all dried chiles. Place all in a medium sauce pan with enough water to cover.
- Place pan on medium high heat and bring to a boil then reduce to low and cover with lid. Allow to cook until everything is heated through and chiles are soft, about 15 minutes. (Continue with searing the pork while this is cooking.)
- With slotted spoon, remove all ingredients from sauce pan to electric blender. Add enough fresh water to allow blender blades to turn easily. Pulse until fully chopped and blended.
- Place mesh strainer on top of medium bowl and pour in chile mixture. Allow liquid to strain through, using a spoon to press out as much liquid as possible then discard the solids. Pour into clean crock pot and stir in the remaining beef broth.
- While chiles are heating, in a small bowl, mix together baking powder, salt, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano and achiote. Set aside.
- Cut pork roast into bite sized pieces. In medium bowl, mix well with enough spice powder to cover.
- In large skillet, heat olive oil on medium high heat. Add pork roast pieces and cook, stirring occasionally, until seared (about 8-10 minutes).
- Remove pork roast pieces to crock pot and stir together with chile mixture. Add bay leaves and stir gently.
- Cook 3-4 hours on high, or 5-6 hours on low. Remove bay leaves before servng.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 221 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 28 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 801 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
WEST TEXAS ASADO
On a trip this summer to Odessa (west Texas) I ate at a Mexican restaurant with friends and one of them said he would order for me. What I got was Asado with two fried eggs (sunny side up) on top of it. Now this was HOT & SPICY but tasted out of this world. I was glad to have the runny yolks just to lay my tongue in ever now and then. It was served wit good rice and beans and flour tortillas. I've tried 3 or 4 recipes trying to dupe that Asado and finally this recipe is just about spot on. A friend found it on the net and sent it to me, it's not my original recipe but I have made it just a few days ago! I did add some of the pepper seeds to get that heat but that's up to you. If you like authentic and HOT and Spicy, this is the recipe for you.....enjoy and don't forget the two fried eggs on top.
Provided by Paulita S @Pauleta
Categories Pork
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Take the chiles and remove stems and seeds. Place chiles in a large bowl, pour warm water over them and then add two crushed cloves of garlic and 1 t salt to bowl. Let soak overnight or for at least 8 hours.
- After chiles have softened, throw out the soaking water (it will be bitter) and place chiles in a blender with 1/2 cup fresh water. Puree until a thick paste is formed...it should be about 4 cups of puree.
- IN a saucepan, saute on medium heat the diced onion in one tablespoon of oil until cooked and starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the remaining 8 cloves of crushed garlie (about 1/2 cup) and cook for one more minute. Add the chile paste, 1 cup of water, the cilantro, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Cook chile sauce on medium heat for five minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Generously salt and pepper the pork cubes. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to pot and brown meat on all sides. Add chile sauce to meat and cook covered on low heat for 2-1/2 hours stirring occasionally. Serve with 2 fried eggs on top and good Mexican cheese if desired and flour tortillas. yum yum
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