2 pounds beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 pound pork, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup suet
1/4 cup pork fat
3 medium onions, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 quart water
4 ancho chiles, seeds and stems removed, chopped fine
1 Serrano chile, seeds and stems removed, chopped fine
6 dried red New Mexican chiles, seeds and stems removed,
chopped fine
1 tablespoon cumin seeds, freshly ground
2 tablespoons Mexican oregano
Salt, to taste
Lightly flour the beef and pork cubes. Quickly cook in the
suet and pork
fat, stirring often. Add onions and garlic and sauté until they
are tender and
limp. Remove all pieces of fat. Add the water to the mixture and
simmer for
1 hour.
Grind the chiles in a blender or molcajete. Add to the meat mixture. Add
remaining ingredients and simmer for an additional 2 hours. Skim off any fat
that rises, then serve.
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