Keyword Beef, Braised, Cooking with wine, Short Ribs
Servings 6
Equipment
Dutch oven
Kitchen twine
Ingredients
6Beef short ribsTrimmed of fat
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
¼cupGood olive oil
1½cupsChopped onionaprroximately 2 onions
4cupsLlarge-diced celery6 large stalks
2Ccarrotspeeled and large-diced
1Small fennel fronds, stems and core removed, large-diced
1Leekcleaned and large-diced, white part only
3clovesGarlicfinely chopped
1750-mlBottle burgundy or other dry red wine
Fresh rosemary sprigs
Fresh Thyme sprigs
6cupsBeef stock
1TbspBrown sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°. Place the short ribs on a sheet pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 300°.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven and add the onion, celery, carrots, fennel, and leek and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Pour the wine over the vegetables, bring to a boil, and cook over high heat until the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Tie rosemary and thyme together with kitchen twine and add to the pot.
Place the roasted ribs on top of the vegetables in the Dutch oven and add the beef stock and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Cover the Dutch oven and bake for 2 hours or until the meat is very tender.