Carne En Su Jugo

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 lbs sirloin tip steaks (i use the thin sliced sirloin and while still partially frozen, slice it into 1-inch pieces) or 2 lbs top round beef, sliced thinly and into 1-inch pieces (i use the thin sliced sirloin and while still partially frozen, slice it into 1-inch pieces)
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatillos (large cans, do not drain)
• 1 cup cilantro stems, and leaves
• 4 garlic cloves
• salt
• 30 ounces canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• fresh lime
• sour cream
• diced onion
• chopped cilantro
• flour tortillas or corn tortilla

Recipe

• 1 brown the bacon in a large dutch oven. add the beef and cook until brown (leave the bacon grease in the pot).
• 2 blend the tomatillos in your food processor and strain well to remove the seeds. add about a cup of the tomatillo liquid back into the food processor and blend with the cilantro, and garlic.
• 3 add the tomatillo/cilantro/garlic sauce and the rest of the strained tomatillo liquid to the beef and bacon. add salt to taste.
• 4 stir in pinto beans and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer until beef is tender, about 1 hour.
• 5 ladle into bowls and serve with fresh lime, sour cream, diced onion and cilantro as garnish.
• 6 serve corn or flour tortillas on the side.