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Braised beef short ribs simmering in a rich red wine sauce with carrots and fresh thyme.

Braised Beef Short Ribs

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 701 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds Beef short ribs
  • 2 Tbsp Olive oil
  • ½ pounds Streaky bacon
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 2 Cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 Carrot peeled and chopped
  • 1 Large stick celery chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Flour
  • 2 Cups beef stock
  • 11/2 cups red wine
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 tsp Fresh thyme
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 350°F.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper on all sides of the ribs and pat. Allow the ribs to come to room temperature.
    Sprinkling salt and pepper on raw beef short ribs for braising, arranged on a white plate.
  • In a cast iron pot add a little oil and heat over a medium to high heat. Add in the ribs and brown on all sides.
    Browning beef short ribs in a cast-iron pot for braised beef short ribs.
  • Turn the heat down to medium, remove the ribs and then add in the bacon, onions, garlic, carrots and celery. Sautee for 4 – 5 minutes until they are cooked.
    Sauteeing bacon, onions, garlic, carrots, and celery for braised beef short ribs.
  • Sprinkle the flour into the pot and mix with a wooden spoon. Then pour in the tomato paste, red wine and beef stock and pop in the rosemary, thyme and bay leaves and give the mixture a good stir. Add the ribs back in and gently push them down so that they are covered by the liquid. Replace the lid and place into the oven for 3 or until the meat is falling off the bone.
    Adding braised beef short ribs back into the pot with red wine, beef stock, and tomato paste.

Nutrition

Calories: 701kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 42gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 16gSodium: 799mgFiber: 1g
Keyword beef, beef short ribs, braised beef, comfort food, red wine, Slow Cooked Beef
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