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Classic French Short Ribs
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Classic French Short Ribs

Braised in red wine and stock, these come out fall off the bone with a rich, mahogany gravy. Cook low and slow but hands on time is very little!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 20 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: French
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 910kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 short ribs cut cross-wise so each rib has about 3 bones 1-2 inches thick
  • 1 teaspoon each, coarse sea salt and cracked black pepper
  • 2 Tbsps vegetable oil
  • 3 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 1 celery stalk cleaned and rough chopped
  • 1 large onion rough chopped
  • 4 shallots peeled and sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • ½ cup port (I use Ruby port)
  • 3 cups red wine ( suggest Henry of Pelham Baco Noir or any other full bodied red wine)
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 cups veal stock substitute good quality beef broth

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Season ribs with salt and pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Brown short ribs in batches, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from pan and set aside.
  • Reduce heat to medium high and saute carrots, celery, onion and shallots until onion is soft, about 7-10 minutes. Add garlic and tomato paste and cook 1 minute more. Stir in corn starch and coat vegetables well.
  • Add port and stir up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan to take advantage of every ounce of flavour! Add red wine, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves. Simmer about 20 minutes.
  • Return ribs to the pan. Add stock to cover the ribs. Bring to a simmer, cover and transfer to the oven. Cook for about 3 hours. Stir occasionally. Meat should be fork tender and almost falling off the bone.
  • If the sauce is too thin remove the ribs and simmer on stove top until it is reduced to desired thickness. In my case this took almost an hour. Return ribs to sauce to rewarm before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 910kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 622mg | Potassium: 625mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g