Mexican chilli beef recipe

What mum doesn't love a slow cooker recipe? Chuck all the ingredients for this Mexican chilli beef in one pot, get on with your day and hey presto! A nutritious family meal that makes dinner a doddle. Oh, and it's really yummy too

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 1.5kg chuck steak

    cut into 2cm cubes

  • sea salt

    to taste

  • 1 onion

    chopped

  • 2 cloves garlic

    crushed

  • 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes

  • ¼ cup brown sugar

  • 2 tsp smoked paprika

  • 2 tsp chilli powder

  • 250ml beef stock

    (1 cup)

  • 1 tbsp fresh coriander

    chopped

  • 12 wheat tortillas

    to serve

  • grated cheese

    to serve

  • sour cream

    to serve

  • rice

    to serve

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 heavy-based frying pan
  • 1 slow cooker
  • 1 oven-proof bowls

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a heavy-based frying pan. Cook beef in batches until browned. Place in slow cooker.
  2. Heat another tablespoon of olive oil in pan and saute onion and garlic until soft. Add to slow cooker.
  3. Stir in tomatoes, sugar, spices, salt and beef stock. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low.
  4. Just before serving, heat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Gently press tortillas into oven-proof bowls to create fluted basket shapes and bake until crisp.
  5. Fill with beef mixture, sprinkle with coriander and serve with grated cheese, sour cream, rice, salsa and soft tortillas.

Notes

Tip
To add a unique smokey chilli flavour to the dish, look out for dried chipolte chillis in your local specialist deli or order online. Add two in place of the chilli powder.
Variation
No chuck steak to hand? Minced beef works just as well.

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