Spicy Beef Dish

This spicy beef dish is "Atkins friendly" and easy to make.  I tried to duplicate a spicy dish I like at a nearby Mexican restaurant.

Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef stew meat - cut into bite size pieces (about 1/2")
• 1 large green bell pepper - cut into bite size pieces (about 1/2")
• 3 tablespoons Atkins Diet^©  Low-Carb. Bake Mix ¹
• 3 teaspoons Olde Westport^© Gold Coast Garlic Shake spice mix ²
• 1 gallon size Ziploc^© bag or brown paper lunch sack
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large red bell pepper - cut into bite size pieces (about 1/2")
• 1 medium yellow onion - cut into bite size pieces (about 1/2")
• 8.1 ounces La Preferida^© brand Salsa Chipotle hot salsa ³
• 1/2 cup water (about a salsa bottle full)

Steps

• With meat and vegetables cleaned, trimmed and cut into bite size pieces, heat half of the olive oil in large Dutch oven pan (I use a cast iron pan for this) on medium-high heat
• While oil is heating, combine half of bake mix and garlic spice mix in bag
• Add half of meat to bag.  Close bag, trapping air inside and gently shake until meat is thoroughly coated
• Add coated meat to pan with oil and spread meat evenly on bottom of pan
• While first batch of meat is cooking, add the rest of cut-up meat and bake mix/garlic spice mix to bag and shake to coat as before. Leave meat in bag and set aside
• Stir meat in pan and continue to cook until meat is browned on all sides (about 8 to 10 minutes).  When done, remove from pan and set aside
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil to pan, heat for 1 minute, then add remaining coated meat and cook until meat is browned on all sides
• Add 1^st batch of meat to pan, add vegetables, add salsa and salsa bottle of water (about 8 ounces)
• Stir mixture well, bring to boil, then reduce heat until mixture reaches a heavy simmer to gentle boil
• Cover and cook for 90 to 120 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes until meat is very tender
• Serve in bowls with sour cream garnish (if desired) and a salad

Substitutions

• ¹ You can use flour in place of the Atkins Diet^©  Low-Carb. Bake Mix 

• ² You can use your own mixture of garlic salt, onion salt, chili powder, black pepper etc. in place of the Olde Westport^© Gold Coast Garlic Shake spice mix

• ³ You can substitute 8 ounces any salsa or even tomato sauce in place of the La Preferida^© brand Salsa Chipotle hot salsa.  Then just add spices to taste

Variations

Depending on your taste and what your diet allows, you may wish to try variations of this recipe.  Below are some of my ideas.  Try what you like and please try your own, then submit some of your ideas to me via this feedback link.

• Consider other vegetables.  I may add some fresh mushrooms the next time I make this

• Consider serving this with flour or corn tortillas

• Consider serving this over noodles or rice 

Recipe by Jim Beletti - April, 2000

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