Chile Mango Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 1½ lbs beef, lean, trimmed and cut into ½ inch pieces
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp chile powder
• 1 tsp sea salt (to taste)
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 large red potatoes, cut into eight pieces each
• 4 large carrots, slivered into 1 inch long pieces
• 1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 1 tsp Mexican oregano

Sauce

• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup mangos, diced
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 cup tomatoes, diced
• 1 tbsp raisins
• 1 dried chipotle chile, toasted
• 3 dried ancho chiles, toasted
• 4 dried New Mexico chiles, toasted
• 1 tsp dried cumin seed, toasted

Directions

1. Saute onions and garlic in heavy skillet with 1 tbsp.
2. olive oil.
3. Transfer to heavy cooking pot or crock pot.
4. Sprinkle salt, black pepper, and chile powder on beef stew meat.
5. Brown beef in the skillet with olive oil and transfer to the cooking pot.
6. Add potatoes and carrots to cooking pot.
7. Sprinkle with oregano.
8. For the sauce combine the chicken stock, diced mangos, tomatoes, lime juice and raisins in skillet.
9. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
10. Wash then toast dried chiles by removing stems and seeds and placing on a cooking sheet with cumin seed in a 250 °F oven for a few minutes until the chiles are softened and aromatic.
11. Do not burn chiles.
12. Add to skillet containing boiled sauce ingredients, cover and allow to sit 20 – 30 minutes until chiles are soft.
13. Transfer chiles and some of the liquid to blender.
14. Blend starting on low and gradually increase speed.
15. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and reblend thoroughly.
16. Pour over meat and vegetables in cooking pot, bring to low boil then reduce heat and simmer until everything is tender.
17. Several hours to all day.
18. Serve with flour tortillas or sourdough bread.