Zesty Beef Sangria

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs rump roast, chuck or 2 lbs beef brisket
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• salt
• 1/4 lb slab bacon, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 canned chipotle chiles, minced (optional)
• 1 cup zinfandel or 1 cup rioja wine
• 2 tablespoons triple sec
• x orange, zest of

Recipe

• 1 rub the meat well with the chili powder and salt.
• 2 let it sit until it comes to room temperature.
• 3 cut it into 1-1/2" cubes.
• 4 in a large skillet with a tight cover, saute the diced bacon over medium high heat until most of the fat is rendered.
• 5 pour off all but about 3 tbls of bacon fat.
• 6 saute the beef in the skillet with the bacon until it's well browned on all sides.
• 7 add the onion, garlic and minced chipotle.
• 8 stir and toss until the onion and garlic softenes and browns slightly.
• 9 add the wine, triple sec and orange zest.
• 10 cover the pan and simmer over very low heat until the meat is fork tender, about 1 hour depending on the cut of beef selected.
• 11 serve with 3/4 c baked acorn squash, buttered and sprinkled with cinnamon, or serve it over 3/4 c spaghetti squash.