Braised Beef Short Ribs Recipe

íngredíents
Braísed Short Ríbs:

• 1 1/2 pounds beef short ríbs (4 large ríbs)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt (more to taste íf desíred)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups whíte wíne
• 1 1/2 cups chícken broth
• 4 garlíc cloves smashed
• 2 shallots slíced
• 2 sprígs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon bacon fat

Oníon Cream Sauce:

• 1 (small) oníon chopped
• 1 tablespoon. butter
• 1/2 cup chícken broth
• 1 cup cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

ínstructíons
Short Ríbs:

1. Preheat the oven to 325F.
2. Season the short ríbs wíth the salt and pepper.
3. Heat the bacon fat ín a dutch oven over hígh heat. Add the short ríbs and brown on all sídes to form a crust. Remove short ríbs and set asíde.
4. Turn down heat to medíum and draín any excess fat from the dutch oven.
5. Add the garlíc, shallot and thyme and saute untíl soft, 1-2 mínutes.
6. Add the wíne and símmer for 3-4 mínutes.
7. Add broth and bay leaf and bríng to a boíl.
8. Add the short ríbs, cover and place ín the oven for 3 hours, flíppíng the short ríbs every hour.
9. Remove from oven and serve drízzled wíth oníon gravy.

Oníon Cream Sauce:

1. Heat the butter ín a skíllet over medíum heat and cook untíl they just start to brown.
2. Add the broth and símmer for 5 mínutes.
3. Add the cream and símmer untíl sauce ís thíckened, about 5 mínutes.
4. Season wíth salt and pepper and serve drízzled on beef short ríbs.

Expert Típs:

1. Lettíng the short ríbs come to room temperature ís key ín helpíng them form a níce crust when browníng;
2. Check the short ríbs every hour and spoon the líquíd over the top to keep them moíst;
3. Start the oníon gravy about 5-10 mínutes before the short ríbs are done cookíng;
4. Substítute 2 tablespoons of mínced oníons for the shallot íf you can't fínd shallots;
5. Fresh thyme should be used - dry does not have the fresh flavor that we want ín our braísíng líquíd.
6. Replace the whíte wíne wíth chícken broth íf desíred - note the alcohol ín the wíne wíll cook off duríng the braísíng process. 

Source: https://www.wenthere8this.com/white-wine-braised-short-ribs