Braised Beef Short Ribs
Serves 8
Ingredients:
3-1/2 pounds beef short ribs, trimmed of fat
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup balsamic or red wine vinegar
2/3 cup good red wine
6 plum tomatoes, seeded and quartered
2-1/4 cups low-sodium beef broth
3 sprigs fresh thyme
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
Freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt
Directions:
1. Season ribs with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Sear ribs until browned on all sides. Place ribs in a large bowl, set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Add carrot, celery, onion and garlic to the hot oil, and saute until browned, about 10 minutes.
3. Add vinegar and red wine, stirring until all browned bits have been scraped from the pan and the bottom of the Dutch oven is free of browned bits (this is referred to as deglazing the pan).
Continue to cook until liquid is reduced by one third.
4. Add tomatoes, broth and herbs. Return ribs to pot, bring to a boil, cover pot and transfer to the preheated oven.
5. Cook, turning ribs once or twice, until fork tender and meat is just barely clinging to the bone, 3 to 3-1/2 hours.
6. Remove ribs from the pot and set aside. Strain sauce. Use a large spoon to remove clear fat floating on the surface of the cooking liquid or chill sauce until fat has hardened, then remove.
7. Cook strained and de-fatted sauce over medium-high heat until reduced and thickened, about 15 minutes. Serve succulent ribs drizzled with the rich and flavorful sauce.
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