• Diabetic Friendly Chile

    From Mike Roberts@1:261/1381 to All on Wed Jan 13 22:00:39 2010
    * Original message posted in area [Fido]- Cooking
    * Cross posted to area [Fido]- Diabetes

    Diabetic friendly Chili Recipe.. does not necessarily cause huge spike in blood
    sugars, but as with all foods, go easy 8-)

    Ancho Macho Chilli

    Ingredients:

    * 5 pounds boneless beef chuck stew meat
    * 2 teaspoons kosher salt
    * 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    * 3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil, divided
    * 1 medium onion, chopped
    * 3 tablespoons ancho chile pepper powder or Mexican-style chili powder
    * 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles
    * 3/4 cup dry red wine or chicken broth
    * 4 large roasted garlic cloves, minced)

    Directions:

    Heat oven to 325F. Toss beef with salt and pepper. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Add one-third of the beef and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and repeat two more times with beef and oil. Add the last 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to Dutch oven and cook onion until lightly browned. Stir in chile powder, tomatoes, wine and garlic; bring to a simmer. Return beef and accumulated juices to Dutch oven. Cover and bake 2 1/2 hours, stirring once halfway through cooking time, until beef is very tender.



    Nutritional Information
    Per Serving:

    Net Carbs: 6.0 grams

    Fiber: 3.0 grams

    Protein: 58.5 grams

    Fat: 40.0 grams

    Calories: 644

    Recipe Information:

    Makes: 8 servings

    Prep Time: 0:10:00

    Marinate Time: 0:00:00

    Cook Time: 2:45:00

    Cool Time: 0:00:00

    --- Telegard v3.09.g2-sp4/mL
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