Grandma Fran's Green Chili Stew
Submitted by franciepad on February 24, 2004 at 10:40 pm

Everyone loves my Green Chili Stew. Living in New Mexico, we have the best green chili available. You can, if you have to, use canned green chili. Use as much as you think you can handle.

1/2 medium onion - chopped
2-3 Strips Bacon
1 Tablespoon cooking oil
1 pound lean ground beef
2-3 cloves garlic - finely chopped
1/4 - 1/2 cup flour
water and/or chicken stock
peeled, seeded and roasted, chopped New Mexico green chile (or canned - I use about 1 pound of roasted whole chili - maybe 4 small cans - or to your taste)
1 can chopped tomatoes with liquid
2 medium potatoes cut into bite size cubes
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon Mexican Oregano Leaves crushed
1 teaspoon Cumin Powder

Cut up bacon into small pieces. Sauté until crispy. Add onion in with the bacon, sauté until translucent. Do not brown onion. Add chopped garlic, sauté 1 minute. Add ground beef and sauté until meat loses red color.

Add flour and cook for a minute or 2 until flour is cooked. Add chilies and tomatoes with the juice. Add water/chicken broth to consistency desired. Add potatoes, (note that potatoes will also thicken broth as it cooks) salt and pepper, cumin and Mexican oregano. Cook over medium heat, uncovered, until potatoes are tender.