Make Slow Cooker Beef Chili Verde by cooking savory beef short ribs low and slow with spicy salsa verde. Serve this tender meat with creamy polenta and you’ve got yourself a restaurant-quality dinner.
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Ingredients
Beef Chili Verde
2 tablespoonsolive oil
2 ½lbs.boneless beef short ribs
16ouncessalsa verde
1 ½cupsbeef broth
6clovesminced garlic
2teaspoonsoregano
1teaspooncumin
¾teaspoondried mustard
juice of one lime
¼cupthinly sliced red onionplus additional for garnish
freshly chopped cilantro
plain Greek yogurt or sour creamoptional
Polenta
2cupsbeef broth
1cupheavy cream
1cup milk
½teaspoonsalt
1cupinstant polenta
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
Instructions
Beef Chili Verde
In a large skillet over medium-high heat warm two tablespoons olive oil.
Season the ribs with salt and pepper on two sides and add to skillet to brown on all sides,
In the slow cooker, combine the salsa verde, beef broth, garlic, oregano, cumin, and dry mustard.
Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours.
A half hour before serving, remove the ribs from the slow cooker and shred with two forks.
Return meat to pot.
Add the lime juice and red onion slices. Stir and cook for an additional half hour.
Polenta
In a large saucepan, combine the beef broth, heavy cream, milk, and salt, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Slowly add the polenta, stirring constantly to prevent it from clumping.
Reduce heat to low and stir constantly until liquid has been absorbed, about 3 minutes for instant and 10 - 18 for regular.
Add the butter and mix until completely incorporated.
Place a helping of polenta onto a dinner plate or serving bowl. Top with the Beef Chili Verde, a dollop of plain Greek yogurt, chopped cilantro, additional red onion slices and lime wedges.