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Steak in Salsa Verde

Ingredients

  • Bacon fat
  • 1 dried guajillo pepper soaked in just a bit of water, with the top and seeds removed
  • 2 onions sliced in thin rings
  • 2 tesoro tomatoes thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds roasted and ground
  • 1/2 tsp ground corriander
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2-3 Indian green chilies chopped fine
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp coriander chutney Indian style, jar
  • 2 c salsa verde
  • 1 c strained crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped oregano
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 3 inside round steaks cut into strips (marinated for 24 hours in salsa verde, lemon juice, and hot sauce)

Instructions

  • Heat about 1 tbsp fat in the bottom of a dutch oven. Add the onions. Give a dash of salt and pepper.
  • When the onions are just beginning to soften, chop the guajillo pepper small and add. (Keep the liquid!)
  • When the onions are softened add the tomatoes, ground cumin, coriander, chili powder, pepper, and salt, and saute a couple minutes.
  • Add the liquid from the soaked pepper, the garlic, the green chilies.
  • Add the strips of steak, bacon, fresh oregano, salsa verde, and strained tomatoes.
  • Stir to mix, place lid on dutch oven, and bake at 300F for 3 hours.