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Title: Carne Adobada (Meat in Red Chile)
Categories: None
Yield: 4 Servings

1 1/2 lb Fresh Pork Sirloin, Pork
-Shoulder or Beef Chuck,
-Trimmed with Trimmings
-Reserved
3 Cloves Garlic, Peeled
1 c Stock, Beef or Chicken
3 c Water
4 1/2 tb Gebhardt's Chile Powder
1 1/2 ts Leaf Oregano
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Black Pepper
3 Inches Stick Cinnamon
1/4 ts Allspice, Ground
Flour Tortillas

Cut the meat into several large pieces. Cook the reserved fat and trimmings
in a saucepan large enough to hold all the meat at once. Cook until about 1
tablespoon of the fat has been rendered (working with quantities for 4
servings, adjust as required). Discard the trimmings and fat. Add the meat,
garlic, cloves, stock and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat slightly.
Boil gently, uncovered, for 1 1/2-2 hours. Add the chile powder, oregano,
salt, pepper, cinnamon and allspice while the meat is cooking. The stock
should cook down to a thick, rich sauce. Once the meat is tender, remove it
from the sauce and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Return the meat to the
sauce. Adjust seasonings. Remove the cinnamon stick. Serve with a salad,
Mexican rice and flour tortillas. Posted to EAT-L Digest by Joel Ehrlich
on Jul 5, 1997