Short ribs are usually something we do in the winter; a nice hearty beef dish with a risotto or potato gratin. However, we knew the tender texture of the shredded short ribs would be perfect for mashing between toothless gums so we decided to make them this past weekend despite the summer heat. Instead of a heavy warm side, we made a light cucumber salad to go with them. It was delicious, a great family meal. We made the salad during the morning nap and the short ribs were cooking in the oven while we all splashed in the kids' new hippo pool in the backyard. (Sorry no pictures of that, the kids prefer to skinny dip and we don't need THOSE kind of pictures on the internet!) All in all it was a great Sunday and we had a great Sunday meal.
Short ribs are something we've been making for a while so we don't use a recipe. The key is just cooking them low and slow with a lot of red wine. How could it be bad, right?
Braised Short Ribs
3lbs bone-in short ribs
salt and pepper
2 Tbsp butter
1 bottle of red wine
4 cups vegetable stock (or beef, use what you have!)
5 sage leaves
3 sprigs of rosemary
5 sprigs of thyme
Before
After
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