Description
This Chile Verde Beef Chili Verde Recipe features tender beef simmered in a roasted green chili and tomatillo sauce. Hearty, tangy, and savory, it’s an authentic Mexican-inspired dish perfect for rice, tortillas, or cozy fall dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Meat:
- 2 ½ lbs beef chuck roast or stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
For the Sauce:
- 1 ½ lbs tomatillos, husked and rinsed
- 2 poblano chilies
- 2 jalapeño peppers (remove seeds for less heat)
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Roast the Vegetables: Broil tomatillos, poblanos, jalapeños, onion, and garlic for 7–10 minutes until charred. Cool slightly, peel garlic, and remove chili stems/seeds as desired.
- Blend the Sauce: Combine roasted veggies with broth, cilantro, cumin, oregano, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Brown the Beef: Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat oil in Dutch oven and brown beef in batches.
- Simmer the Stew: Return beef to pot, add green sauce, and simmer covered for 2–3 hours until beef is fork-tender.
- Serve: Serve hot with rice, tortillas, or roasted vegetables. Garnish with cilantro, onions, or lime.
Notes
- For Crockpot: Brown beef, then cook with sauce on Low 8 hours or High 4–5 hours.
- For Instant Pot: Sear beef on sauté mode, add sauce, then pressure cook 35 minutes, natural release.
- Adjust spice by removing jalapeño seeds for milder flavor.
- Leftovers taste even better the next day and freeze well up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop / Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
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