Amazing Braised Beef Short Ribs
Ready in : 45 mins
Amazing Braised Beef Short Ribs requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 6 servings with 726 calories, 60g of protein, and 42g of fat each. For $6.31 per serving, this recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 7 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. This recipe from Foodista requires tomato paste, ground pepper, thyme, and ground pepper. Not a lot of people really liked this main course. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 73%.
Diets
Ingredients
bacon
4 strips
olive oil
3 tablespoons
beef short ribs
5 pounds
sea salt
1 teaspoon
ground pepper
1 teaspoon
button mushrooms
1 pound
onions
2
carrot
1
of garlic
4 cloves
cabernet sauvignon wine
2 cups
beef stock
2 cups
tomato paste
2 tablespoons
beef base
2 tablespoons
thyme
1 tablespoon
bay leaves
2
ground pepper
1 teaspoon
Cooking in Steps
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1Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
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2Place a large heavy bottomed pot on the stove top (like a Le Creuset pot).
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3Over medium heat cook 4 strips of Bacon in the large heavy bottomed pot until crisp.
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4Remove from the heat and allow to drain on paper towels. Later you will crumble the Bacon into the finished Sauce. Reserve the Bacon Fat in the pot.
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5Dry off any moisture on your Beef Short Ribs using paper towel. The meat will brown better and caramelize instead of steam if it is dry. This browning will produce a lot of flavor in the finished dish.
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6Cut the Short Ribs into 3-4 inch sections. Trim some of the excess outer fat, leaving some for flavor. Season the Short Ribs with Sea Salt and Black Pepper.
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7Over medium high add 3 T of Olive Oil to the Bacon Fat and brown all sides of the Short Ribs until they get a good dark brown sear. Give the Short Ribs room between each other so they do not steam and brown properly. You will have to do this in 2 to 3 batches to brown all the Short Ribs well. You will not be cooking through all the way, just browning at this stage. The Short Ribs will be raw in the middle.
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8Place the first batch after browning in a bowl to catch any drippings.
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9After all the Short Ribs are browned well, remove them from the pot and set aside in the large bowl to collect any drippings as they sit. Next remove the used Bacon Fat and Olive Oil from the pot leaving any of the cooked on bits stuck to the bottom of the pot. Reduce the heat to medium and add 3 T of fresh Olive Oil and saute the sliced Mushrooms until browned and crisp. 7-10 minutes.
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10Then over medium heat add the diced Onions and Carrot and saute until soft, 5-7 minutes.
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11Add the minced Garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
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12Deglaze the pot by adding 2 cups of Cabernet Sauvignon. As soon as you add the Wine increase the heat to high and stir rapidly, scraping the bottom of the pot releasing the cooked on brown bits stuck to the bottom. Bring to the boil then add 2 cups of Beef Stock and the Tomato Paste, Beef Base, Thyme, Bay Leaves, Sea Salt and Black Pepper. Allow to boil, stirring continuously for 3 minutes.
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cabernet sauvignon
tomato paste
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13Add the Beef Short Ribs and any juices that collected in the bowl to the boiling pot.
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14Put them in snugly against each other and boil for 2 minutes.
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15Then place the lid on the pot and place in the center of the oven and cook for 3 hours at 300 degrees undisturbed. Don't peek and release the moist heat that will make these Short Ribs fall of the bone.
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16After 3 hours remove from the oven and take off the lid. Prepare for a steam facial!
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17Remove the Cooked Beef Short Ribs to a large bowl. Be gentle, it will be falling off the bone. Allow the Sauce to sit for 3 minutes so the fat rises to the top. Skim off the fat using a large spoon and discard it.
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18Remove as much as you can.
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19Remove the Bay Leaves and stems from the Thyme if you used fresh Thyme.
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20Remember, the pot is HOT, it just came from the oven!!! Use pot holders and place the pot of defatted Sauce over medium high heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently, and reduce by a third. This will concentrate the Sauce into a rich incredible Sauce. Taste the Sauce and add Sea Salt and or Black Pepper is needed at this point. Crumble the Bacon and add to the Sauce stirring in well.
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21Add the Beef Short Ribs back to the pot of reduced Sauce and remove from the heat. Coat the Short Ribs in the Sauce well.
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22Serve Immediately over Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes or Polenta.
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