Pub Short Ribs Recipes

GARLIC BRAISED SHORT RIBS WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 275 degrees. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season short ribs on all sides with salt and pepper. Working in batches, sear short ribs on all sides until deeply and evenly browned, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer browned short ribs to a large plate and continue with remaining ribs.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of remaining fat, leaving the good browned bits behind. Reduce heat to medium, and add garlic, cut side down and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add onion, celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and continue to cook until vegetables are softened but not yet browned, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir to coat. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until tomato paste has started to caramelize a bit on the bottom and up the edges of the pot, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add red wine and, using a wooden spoon, scrape up any browned or caramelized bits. Let this simmer 2 to 3 minutes, just to take the edge off and reduce a bit. Stir in beef stock along with thyme. Using tongs, return short ribs to the pot, along with any juices that have accumulated, nestling them in there so that they are submerged (if they are just barely covered, nestle them bone side up so that all the meat is submerged, adding more beef stock or water as necessary to cover). Bring to a simmer, then cover and transfer to oven.
• Cook, undisturbed, until short ribs are meltingly tender and falling off the bone (you should be able to shred the meat with a fork), 3½ to 4 hours.
• Using tongs, remove the ribs from the pot, taking care (for presentation purposes, really) not to let the bone slip out and transfer them to a large plate. (While you could serve the short ribs right out of this pot, the vegetables have all given up their flavor and texture and aren't worth much now, so feel free to strain the sauce for easier eating.) Scatter parsley, chives and lemon zest over the top of the short ribs. Separate the fat from the sauce, season with salt and pepper and serve alongside.

PUB SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to high. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Rinse short ribs and pat dry. Sprinkle with salt. In a large bowl stir together the mustard, sugar, garlic, and vinegar. Add short ribs and toss to coat. Transfer to the baking sheet and plce in broiler. Cook until bnrowned on top, about 4 minutes, then turn and brown on other side.
• Set oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• Put bacon in a 5 to 7 quart dutch oven and set over medium high heat. Cook, stirring as needed, until brown but not completely crisp. Pour off fat and pour beer into pot. Bring to boil and scrape bootom of pan to deglaze.
• Transfer ribs to pot and sprinkle with salt and pepper, then scatter onion wedges over all. Cover pot and place in oven. Cook until meat pulls easily away from bone with fork, about 1 hour and 30 minutes, stir contents of pot after first hour.
• Transfer pot to stove top and lift out meat and bones, set aside. Tilt pot to one side and skim off as much fat as possible. There should be very little sauce at this point, if it is still liquid, place pot over high heat and reduce until only a few tablespoons remain. Sprinkle flour over pot and cook, stirring, over high heat for 30 seconds. Pour broth in pot and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, about a minute or two. Return short ribs to pot and stir to coat with sauce. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.