Adapted from Savoring Mexico and tweaked for our personal tastes. This is a dish from Jalisco that is indescribably delicious. It’s a gorgeous soupy, spicy dish that is somehow hearty and light at the same time. If you use canned beans or they are already cooked – it is great for a weeknight soup and a sandwich! My times are estimates, as I had to make this in steps & more steps(depending on availability of kitchen)!
Ingredients: [‘bacon’, ‘beef sirloin tip’, ‘beef broth’, ‘chipotle chiles in adobo’, ‘bay leaves’, ‘sea salt’, ‘ground pepper’, ‘dried beans’, ‘cilantro’, ‘spring onions’, ‘serrano chilies’, ‘limes’, ‘avocado’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1/2 lb good-quality bacon, cut into small sticks “,”1 lb beef sirloin tip, thinly sliced on the diagonal and then coarsely chopped “,”4 cups homemade rich beef broth or 4 cups homemade beef stock”,”2 chipotle chiles in adobo”,”2 small bay leaves”,”2 teaspoons sea salt”,”1 teaspoon ground pepper”,”1/2 lb dried beans, soaked, cooked and drained (red beans, or black beans or white beans) or 2 cups beans, canned u0026 drained (red beans, or black beans or white beans)”,”1/2 cup chopped cilantro”,”8 large spring onions, sliced horizontally “,”4 serrano chilies or 2 jalapeno chiles, minced “,”2 limes, quartered “,” avocado, slices “]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘In a frying pan, slowly fry the chopped bacon over medium-low heat until crisp, then remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.’, ‘Raise the heat to med-high and cook the beef in the bacon drippings for about 2 minutes.’, ‘Remove the beef with a slotted spoon, and place in a large, heavy pot.’, ‘Put chipotles in a blender with about 1 cup of the beef broth, and blend until smooth.’, ‘Add the chile-beef liquid to the large pot, along with the remaining beef broth, the bay leaves, salt and pepper.’, ‘Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.’, ‘Cover and simmer until the meat is tender, approximately 20 minutes.’, ‘Warm the beans over med-low heat.’, ‘When meat is cooked, divide the beans among 4 bowls, then ladle the meat and the broth over the beans.’, ‘Garnish with the bacon and cilantro, and lay 2 onions along the rim of each bow, as well as the avocado slices.’, ‘Pass the diced serranos and limes at the table, and enjoy with good-quality tortilla chips.’]