Award Winning Braised Boneless Short Ribs Paired With Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipes

BRAISED BONELESS SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F and adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven.
• Pat the beef dry with paper towels and season with 2 teaspoons salt.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy-bottomed oven-safe pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add the chopped bacon and cook until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove from the pan, and set aside. Drain all, but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pot.
• Add half of beef and cook, without moving, until well browned (about 4 to 6 minutes). Turn the beef and continue to cook on the second side until well browned, reducing heat if fat begins to smoke.
• Transfer beef to a plate and repeat with remaining tablespoon oil and short ribs. Set the browned ribs aside on a dish.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the onions, celery, and carrots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened and beginning to brown, 10-12 minutes. (If onions begin to darken too quickly, add 1 to 2 tablespoons water to the pan.)
• Add the mushrooms and cook until they release their liquid and the liquid cooks off. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
• Add the flour and coat the mixture well. Cook, stirring constantly, until it browns on the sides and bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high, add wine, and simmer, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen browned bits, until reduced by half, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the stock, parsley, pepper, and bay leaf. Add cooked bacon, browned beef, and any accumulated juices to pot; cover and bring to simmer.
• Transfer pot to oven and cook, until a fork slips easily in and out of meat, 3 to 3½ hours.
• Using tongs, transfer meat to a cutting board and shred or cut into bite-sized pieces and return to the pot.
• Taste for seasoning and add salt as needed before serving.