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Mexican · Breakfast

Slow-Cooked Beef Bowl

This Mexican Bowl leans on ancho chilli to do the heavy lifting. We slow-cook the Beef for real depth, then bring it together in one pan.

4.6 from 2,820 cooks
Prep10 min
Cook40 min
Serves6
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Slow-Cooked Beef Bowl
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the ancho chilli elements, and pat the beef dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Turn up the heat and add the beef. Cover and cook low and slow, stirring now and then, until rich and spoonable.

Stir in the black beans and the rest of the ancho chilli flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the baby potatoes along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Finish with the chopped oregano and serve while hot.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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