Chipotle Beef Tostadas

Ingredients

• 5 lbs beef chuck
• 1 red onion
• 10 cloves garlic
• 15 oz fire roasted tomatoes
• 8 oz chipotle sauce (1 can)
• 3 ancho chilis
• 3 New Mexico chilis
• 0.5 cup chili water
• 0.25 cup white vinegar
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 2 tbsp salt
• 30 oz canned corn (for esquites)
• 0.33 cup mayo (for esquites)
• 0.25 cup cotija cheese (for esquites)
• 1 tsp chili powder (for esquites)
• 1 lime lime juice (for esquites)
• 1 cup mexican crema (for sauce)
• 0.25 cup chipotle hot sauce (for sauce)
• 1 tbsp honey (optional, for sauce)
• 0.5 tsp chili powder (for sauce)
• 0.5 tsp paprika (for sauce)

Steps

1. 1

   Combine beef chuck, red onion, garlic, fire roasted tomatoes, chipotle sauce, ancho chilis, New Mexico chilis, chili water, vinegar, and spices in a slow cooker or pot to braise.

2. 2

   Prepare corn esquites by mixing canned corn, mayo, cotija cheese, chili powder, lime juice, and salt.

3. 3

   Prepare chipotle sour cream by mixing mexican crema, chipotle hot sauce, honey, chili powder, paprika, and salt.

4. 4

   Assemble tostadas by topping fried corn tortillas with the cooked beef, corn esquites, chipotle sour cream, avocado, lime, and extra salt.

Notes

The recipe suggests serving with tostadas or fried corn tortillas.

Nutrition per serving

• tostadas
• mexican
• beef
• slow-cooker
• dinner