Chili recipes

Recipes for probably the most famous Mexican or Tex-Mex dish, chilli con carne. Here you can find recipes for beef chilli, chicken chilli, bean chilli and many more, from mild to extra hot, all of them delicious and easy to make.
 

Carne asada recipe 

Carne asada, literally meaning roasted meat, is grilled thin beef steaks (skirt or flank steaks). The steaks can be marinated for extra flavor and tenderness, but it is not necessary. The beef steaks in this recipe are marinaded overnight in a chipotle, garlic, onion, cumin and lime juice marinade, then grilled to medium rare and served on warm flour tortillas with typical Mexican condiments such as guacamole and salsa.
 
Tags: chipotle peppers, onion, coriander, skirt steak, lime juice 

El Charro chile con carne (El Charro red chili beef stew) recipe 

A beef chile or chili con carne recipe, this time made the El Charro Mexican cafe way. The beef is cut into 1 inch cubes, coated in seasoned flour, browned and then slow cooked with a Colorado chili salsa, garlic and oregano. You can serve this delicious chili con carne dish with cornbread or flour tortillas and sour cream. This chili recipe is very easy to make, provided you have the Colorado red chili sauce ready, and is extremely delicious.
 
Tags: beef, Colorado chile sauce, garlic, oregano, flour 

El Cholos chiles rellenos recipe 

Chiles rellenos are green chiles stuffed with cheddar cheese, covered in an egg batter and fried until golden brown, then served with a tangy tomato chile sauce. A delicious Mexican recipe from the famous El Cholo's restaurant in Los Angeles.
 
Tags: onion, green chiles, tomatoes, cheese, oregano 

Achiote marinated fish tacos recipe 

Fish fillets marinated in a homemade achiote paste, grilled and served on warm corn tortillas with shredded lettuce and a homemade chipotle chile mayonnaise. A simple, delicious Mexican taco dish that makes a fantastic main dish.
 
Tags: fish fillets, achiote seeds, oregano, lime juice, olive oil 
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Salsa de chile Colorado (Colorado red chile sauce or enchilada sauce) recipe 

Colorado red chile sauce is a basic Mexican red chile sauce, used with enchiladas or similar Mexican dishes. The sauce is basically made with pureed, re-hydrated, red chiles and a garlic puree. This recipe will make 8 cups of red chile sauce. You can use as much of he sauce as you need and keep the remaining in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks.
 
Tags: garlic, red chiles, vegetable oil, salt, flour 

Traditional Texas beef chili recipe 

Traditional Texas style beef chili made with chili peppers, spices, herbs, coffee, beer and Mexican chocolate. This delicious beef chili can be served with flour tortillas, cheddar cheese, onion slices and sour cream.
 
Tags: ancho chiles, pasilla chiles, guajillo chiles, chipotle chiles, beef 

Fast Texas beef chili recipe 

A recipe for Texas style beef chili that can be ready in 1 hour. Coarsely ground beef is first browned, then cooked in a chili paste together with Mexican spices and beer.
 
Tags: ground beef, ancho chiles, chipotle chiles, onion, garlic 

Chipotle chile con carne (favorite version) recipe 

A favorite beef chili recipe, this one is made with chipotle, ancho and anaheim chiles, beef, bacon and a bunch of herbs and spices. This chili is not hot and is great for parties. If you want to make it hotter increase the amount of Chipotle chiles used and/or add some cayenne pepper.
 
Tags: beef, Chipotle chiles, Ancho chiles, garlic, onion 
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Beef and Chipotle Burritos recipe 

Flour tortillas filled with shredded beef, cheese, salsa and sour cream. The beef is cooked for several hours in Chipotle chiles, tomato, garlic, onion and other spices.
 
Tags: beef round steak, tomatoes, Chipotle chiles, oregano, cumin 

Easy beef chilli recipe 

Another beef chlli recipe, made with Chipotle and Ancho chiles and a series of other ingredients, added in several batches during the cooking process.
 
Tags: beef chuck, Chipotle chiles, onion powder, chile powder, Sazon Goya 


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