Beef Short Ribs In Chipotle And Green Chili Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 8 meaty short rib of beef, 3 inch-long
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14 ounce) can low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup drained canned diced tomato
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped canned chipotle chiles
• 3 large fresh anaheim chilies, stemmed,seeded,cut into 1/4 inch-thick rings (california)
• chopped fresh cilantro
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 mix first 5 ingredients in bowl; sprinkle all over short ribs.
• 2 place ribs on plate; cover and chill 1 hour or up to 1 day.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 4 heat oil in large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat.
• 5 add half of ribs and brown on all sides, about 9 minutes; transfer to plate.
• 6 repeat with remaining ribs.
• 7 reduce heat to medium.
• 8 add onion and garlic to same pot; cover and cook until onion is soft, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• 9 add broth and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits.
• 10 add tomatoes, lime juice, and chipotle chilies.
• 11 return ribs to pot, meaty side down, in single layer.
• 12 bring to boil; cover and cook in oven until ribs are just tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 13 remove pot from oven.
• 14 tilt pot; spoon off fat.
• 15 place pot over medium heat and simmer uncovered until sauce coats spoon and ribs are very tender, about 25 minutes.
• 16 season sauce with salt and pepper.
• 17 (can be made 1 day ahead. cool 30 minutes, refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated.) bring ribs to simmer over medium heat; add chili rings.
• 18 simmer until chilies soften, about 10 minutes.
• 19 transfer ribs and sauce to large bowl.
• 20 sprinkle with cilantro; garnish with lime wedges.
• 21 *chipotlechilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at latin american markets, specialty foods stores, and some supermarkets.
• 22 makes 4 servings.