Monday 18 August 2014

BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS

Start by heating a pan over a high heat .
Season 4 beef short ribs ..bone in , season with salt and pepper and seal in a small amount of oil until brown on all sides .
Remove the ribs from the pan and set aside .
Add 2 large onions roughly chopped along with 4 cloves of garlic roughly chopped ...sweat these out till they become aromatic and colour slightly.
Add in 2 stalks of celery and 2 carrots  roughly chopped ....cook these till they start to soften.
Add 1/4 of a bunch of  sage and thyme and 3 tbs of tomato paste , and 200gm of soft brown sugar.
Cook for 4 minutes over a medium heat.
Pour in 500ml of shiraz and cook till the mixture starts to thicken .
Place the ribs back into the pan with the vegetables and cover with 1.5 litres of beef stock.


Cover pan with a lid and place the pan in an oven for 8 hours on 120 deg C , at this time the meat will be tender and pull from the bone .
To finish strain the vegetables from the sauce , reduce till it becomes thick enough to act as a glaze .
Serve ribs with some of the sauce and baby spinach .

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