I've never cooked with red wine before,..... hell not even white. Fancy for me is simmering brats in beer.
I bought some beef short ribs for a 1.29 a lbs and this was the first recipe I found. I doubled the celery and carrots just to practice my knife skills.
It's been in the oven for an hour while I walked the dog.
The smell I walked into when we got home is incredible. Cross between chocolate chip cookies, glazed berries, and pot roast. I can't wait till Saturday when I try this. The wine was in the discount bin at safeway for $5.00 Red Bicyclette "syrah" vin de pays d'oc
here is the recipe
My father made the most succulent, tender, "Wow" beef short ribs this week. Yes, it is a 2 day process, but the actual hands-on cooking time is at most two hours, and is broken up over two days. It is really quite easy to make. The key step is after the initial slow cooking, to let the ribs cool and then chill overnight in the refrigerator. This makes it much easier to remove the generous amount of excess fat that ends up solidifying in the chilling process. The beef ribs also spend the whole night absorbing the flavor of the stock. You must use a good bottle of wine, the better the wine, the better the result. Veal stock can be hard to find, we got ours at our local butcher. Use it if you can get it, if not, beef stock will do. The recipe on which this dish is based came from the Campton Place restaurant in San Francisco. (We found it in a magazine years ago, but we can't identify which magazine from the clipping.)
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Braised Beef Short Ribs Recipe
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Ingredients
* 12 beef short ribs, bone-in
* Salt and freshly ground pepper
* 1/4 cup grapeseed oil or olive oil
* 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped
* 1 stalk celery, chopped
* 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
* 1 750-ml bottle good dry red wine (we used a zinfandel)
* 6 cups veal stock (can substitute beef stock)
Method
1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Season ribs to taste with the salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, heavy bottomed ovenproof pan over high heat. Add ribs and brown on all sides. Work in batches if you need to so that the ribs don't get crowded (this will help with browning).
2 Transfer ribs to a plate. Add the onions, celery, and carrots to the pan and sauté, stirring often, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Pour off excess fat, then add the wine, deglazing the pan, scraping off any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Reduce the wine by three-quarters until thick and slightly syrupy, about 15 minutes.
3 Return the ribs to the pan, add the veal stock and enough water to cover the ribs. Bring to a boil, cover with foil, and place in the oven. Braise, cooking in the oven, until the meat is fork-tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Allow the ribs to cool in the liquid, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
4 The next day, remove the excess fat that has solidified at the top from the overnight chilling. Place the pan with the ribs and cooking liquid over medium heat, uncovered. Cook until the liquid has reduced by three-quarters, about 1 hour. Continue to cook, spooning the sauce over the ribs, until the sauce is thick and ribs are glazed. Take care not to burn the glaze; move the ribs around in the pan to keep them from burning.
Serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice. Serves 6.
I bought some beef short ribs for a 1.29 a lbs and this was the first recipe I found. I doubled the celery and carrots just to practice my knife skills.
It's been in the oven for an hour while I walked the dog.
The smell I walked into when we got home is incredible. Cross between chocolate chip cookies, glazed berries, and pot roast. I can't wait till Saturday when I try this. The wine was in the discount bin at safeway for $5.00 Red Bicyclette "syrah" vin de pays d'oc
here is the recipe
My father made the most succulent, tender, "Wow" beef short ribs this week. Yes, it is a 2 day process, but the actual hands-on cooking time is at most two hours, and is broken up over two days. It is really quite easy to make. The key step is after the initial slow cooking, to let the ribs cool and then chill overnight in the refrigerator. This makes it much easier to remove the generous amount of excess fat that ends up solidifying in the chilling process. The beef ribs also spend the whole night absorbing the flavor of the stock. You must use a good bottle of wine, the better the wine, the better the result. Veal stock can be hard to find, we got ours at our local butcher. Use it if you can get it, if not, beef stock will do. The recipe on which this dish is based came from the Campton Place restaurant in San Francisco. (We found it in a magazine years ago, but we can't identify which magazine from the clipping.)
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Braised Beef Short Ribs Recipe
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* Print (with photos)
Ingredients
* 12 beef short ribs, bone-in
* Salt and freshly ground pepper
* 1/4 cup grapeseed oil or olive oil
* 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped
* 1 stalk celery, chopped
* 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
* 1 750-ml bottle good dry red wine (we used a zinfandel)
* 6 cups veal stock (can substitute beef stock)
Method
1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Season ribs to taste with the salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, heavy bottomed ovenproof pan over high heat. Add ribs and brown on all sides. Work in batches if you need to so that the ribs don't get crowded (this will help with browning).
2 Transfer ribs to a plate. Add the onions, celery, and carrots to the pan and sauté, stirring often, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Pour off excess fat, then add the wine, deglazing the pan, scraping off any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Reduce the wine by three-quarters until thick and slightly syrupy, about 15 minutes.
3 Return the ribs to the pan, add the veal stock and enough water to cover the ribs. Bring to a boil, cover with foil, and place in the oven. Braise, cooking in the oven, until the meat is fork-tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Allow the ribs to cool in the liquid, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
4 The next day, remove the excess fat that has solidified at the top from the overnight chilling. Place the pan with the ribs and cooking liquid over medium heat, uncovered. Cook until the liquid has reduced by three-quarters, about 1 hour. Continue to cook, spooning the sauce over the ribs, until the sauce is thick and ribs are glazed. Take care not to burn the glaze; move the ribs around in the pan to keep them from burning.
Serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice. Serves 6.