Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

6 Pequin chilies (small but 1 tb Cumin, ground
Very hot chilies!) 2 Cloves garlic, peeled
6 Ancho chilies (large dried 2 ts Oregano, preferably Mexican
Chilies) 2 tb Paprika
2 lb Stewing beef, cut up 1 ts Sugar
Into 1/2" cubes Coarse salt
1 tb Olive oil Fresh ground black pepper
2 Bay leaves

Tear the chilies in strips and pour two cups boiling water over them.
Let soak for 30 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid, and set aside.

Heat the oil in a heavy casserole and brown the beef cubes. Add the
chilie soaking liquid and bring to a boil. Add the bay leaves, turn
down the heat and let simmer for an hour. Meanwhile, puree the rest
of the ingredients, including the chilies, with a half cup of water,
or more if needed, in a blender or processor. Add the puree to the
meat and let simmer for 30 minutes more, adding water as necessary.

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