Slow Cooker Ancho Chile Beef

Slow Cooker Ancho Chile Beef

This Slow Cooker Ancho Chile Beef delivers rich, smoky Mexican flavors without overwhelming heat. By soaking and blending dried ancho chiles—dried poblanos with a subtle, raisin-like sweetness—you create a deep, flavorful paste that slowly tenderizes a beef chuck roast. After several hours in the slow cooker, you get melt-in-your-mouth shredded beef with complex, “birria-style” flavor that far surpasses anything from a standard seasoning packet.

Slow Cooker Ancho Chile Beef

Ingredients

Ingredient Amount
Boneless beef chuck roast (cut into 2-inch chunks) 3 lbs
Dried ancho chiles (stems and seeds removed) 3–4
Beef broth (or water) 1 ½ cups
Large onion (quartered) 1
Garlic cloves (smashed) 4
Ground cumin 1 teaspoon
Salt To taste
How to Make Slow Cooker Ancho Chile Beef

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