📅 Today's Timeline
2:00 PM
Toast chiles
2:25 PM
Blend sauce
2:30 PM
Sear beef
2:45 PM
Braise
5:15 PM
Done! 🎉
Chiles
•3–4 guajillo chiles
•2–3 ancho chiles
Chile Sauce
•3 roma tomatoes (whole, raw)
•1 white onion (quartered)
•1 cup beef broth (plus ½ cup more if the sauce is too chunky)
•1 tsp cumin
•1 tsp oregano
•½ tsp smoked paprika
Beef
•1 whole chuck roast (cut into 2 pieces to sear, then 4 pieces to braise)
•Salt and pepper, to season all sides
•Cooking oil (enough to coat the bottom of the pot)
Braise
•Extra beef broth — enough to mostly cover the beef in the pot
•⅓ cup beef broth on hand for top-ups during the 30 min checks
Equipment
•Blender
•Searing pot/pan
•The biggest pot you have, for the braise
•Spatula and tongs
•White bowl with holes (for draining chiles)