Here is a great recipe that I found in the October 2009 Sunset Magazine:
2 lbs chuck roast, 1 bay leaf, 1 1/2 Cups Coca-Cola (not diet) The recipe actually calls for Mexican Coca-Cola (cane-sugar sweetened) I found this at Cost-co.
Sauce ingredients: 3 medium dried ancho chiles, 2 large dried guajillo chiles, 2 tbsp canola oil, 2 garlic cloves minced, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1 Cup canned diced tomatoes, 1 tsp dried oregano. Stem and see chiles then tear into pieces. Heat 1 tbsp oil in saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic about 1 minute. Add chiles and cook, stirring about 2 minutes. Add 1 1/2 Cups water, cumin tomatoes, oregano and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer, covered about 10 minutes.
Put sauce into slow cooker and add bay leaf, cola. Add meat. Add a little water, if needed, to barely cover the meat. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.
With a slotted spoon, transfer beef to a plate. Let cool slightly, then tear into shreds, discarding any fat or gristle. Boil sauce over medium heat until slightly thickened and reduced to about 3 cups (10 to 30 minutes). Stir in beef and heat a few minutes until hot. Remove the bay leaf.
Make tacos and Enjoy!!
Magnifico!
Sounds yummy! Where do you get your chilis?
Smith’s marketplace has dried chiles. I think canned chipotle would work to.