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Carne Asada Con Chile Verde

Carne asada with chile verde is a classic dish which offers juicy, tender beef, garlic, herbs, and a wonderfully fresh-flavored salsa verde to tie it all together.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

For the carne asada:

  • 4 tsp. Minced garlic
  • 3 lbs. Beef butt cubed
  • 3 C. Salsa verde sauce recipe below
  • 2 tsp. Salt
  • ½ C. Fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 tsp. Black pepper
  • ½ tsp. Cumin
  • 1 tsp. Lemon pepper seasoning
  • 2 Small cans green chiles
  • ¼ tsp. Oregano
  • 1 Onion chopped

For the salsa verde sauce:

  • 1 Serrano pepper stemmed
  • 12 Tomatillos with the husks removed
  • 1 Small onion chopped
  • 4 tsp. Minced garlic
  • ¼ C. Fresh chopped cilantro
  • 2 Jalapenos stemmed
  • 1 tsp. Salt

Instructions
 

  • Place the tomatillos, serrano pepper, jalapeno peppers, garlic, half the onion and 2 cups of water in a pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, and continue to cook for 30 minutes.
  • Strain the pulp out of the liquid, and reserve ¾ of the liquid.
  • Add the pulp mixture to a food processor.
  • Place the remaining onion, cilantro, salt and the reserved liquid into the food processor as well, and pulse until a smooth sauce has formed.
  • Add the beef butt pieces, lemon pepper, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic to a large pot, and sear for 10 minutes.
  • Stir in the salsa verde sauce, cumin, onion, canned chiles and cilantro, and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Pour everything into a slow cooker, and cook on high for 30 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to low, and cook for 3 ½ hours.
  • Enjoy!
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