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Mexitana ancho-lamb chilli

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Recipe by Guy Fieri

Ingredients

  • 3 onions, Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced
  • 3 tbsp fresh crushed garlic
  • 8 to 10 medium-sized fresh ancho chillies, charred to remove skins, then Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander lnweaves, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 2 tbsp annato seed paste
  • 3 tbsp ancho chilli powder
  • 1 tsp ground Saigon cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp Mexican oregano
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • 60ml olive oil
  • 3kg lamb stew meat
  • 450ml good quality beer
  • 2L lamb stock (if you don't have lamb stock, a good rich beef stock will do)
  • 24 plum tomatoes (roasted, skinned and Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped )
  • 85g good quality plain chocolate
  • Sea salt
  • 200g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Cotija cheese (for the top)

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Mexitana ancho-lamb chilli

1) Preheat the oven to 110&sec;C / gas mark 1/4. In a casserole dish, sweat the onions, garlic, chillies, coriander, annato seed paste, chilli powder, cinnamon, oregano and cumin in the olive oil.

2) Add the lamb stew meat and continue to cook until the meat has caramelized just slightly.

3) Deglaze with the beer. Add the lamb stock, and tomatoes. Put the lid on and pop it into the oven. Stir it occasionally and cook for about 4 to 6 hours.

4) When done, Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grate the chocolate into the chilli, which by now should be sublime. Season with salt, to taste.

5) Ladle into bowls and top with the Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Cotija cheese. Serve with a nice cold beer, fresh cornbread, a salad and feel the flavours of Mexico transport you!