Indulge in the exquisite flavors of fall-off-the-bone Big Brown Braised Short Ribs, a culinary masterpiece that showcases the perfect harmony of rich, savory, and aromatic flavors. These melt-in-your-mouth short ribs are lovingly braised in a flavorful symphony of red wine, beef broth, and an array of aromatic vegetables, resulting in a tender and succulent dish that will tantalize your taste buds. Accompanying this hearty entree are two delectable recipes: a creamy horseradish sauce that adds a piquant kick to each bite, and a simple yet flavorful sautéed kale, a healthy and versatile side dish that perfectly balances the richness of the short ribs. Prepare to embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving for more.
Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!
BRAISED SHORTRIBS WITH ROASTED RIBSTEAK AND HORSERADISH DRESSED FRISEE SALAD
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time P1DT3h35m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients and marinate the shortribs for 24 hours, turning 2 or 3 times. Remove the ribs from marinade. Sear in 1 ounce olive oil on the 3 sides without the bone.
- Transfer the shortribs and marinade to a suitable size baking dish and add the veal stock to cover the meat. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 325 degree F oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender.
- Remove the meat from the liquid and strain the sauce, discarding the solids. Reduce the liquid by one third until thickened to a sauce consistency. Hold warm.
- Pulse the horseradish in a bar blender and add the creme fraiche. Let steep overnight. The next day, pass through a chinois, season with salt and pepper. Discard solids. In a small mixing bowl, combine the creme fraiche with a few drops of the lemon juice. Add the frissee and mix well, season with salt and pepper.
- Season the steak with salt and pepper. Sear in a hot saute pan in the olive oil for 30 seconds on each of the four sides, until well browned but rare in the middle. Transfer to a wire rack to rest the meat.
- Cook the vegetables over medium heat in the olive oil, adding the carrots and turnips first, zucchini last. Add the thyme and garlic and cook until the vegetables are lightly caramelized.
- Remove garlic and thyme and hold warm.
- Assembly: Slice the ribsteak into fourteen open slices, seven for each plate. Put one shortrib on each plate, discarding any excess fat. Divide the frissee salad between the two plates, and place between the two meats. Sprinkle the root vegetables over the ribs. Sauce both plates using the reduced braising liquid.
BRAISED SHORT RIBS
Steps:
- Season each short rib generously with salt. Coat a pot large enough to accommodate all the meat and vegetables with olive oil and bring to a high heat. Add the short ribs to the pan and brown very well, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Do not overcrowd pan. Cook in batches, if necessary.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- While the short ribs are browning, puree all the vegetables and garlic in the food processor until it forms a coarse paste. When the short ribs are very brown on all sides, remove them from the pan. Drain the fat, coat the bottom of same pan with fresh oil and add the pureed vegetables. Season the vegetables generously with salt and brown until they are very dark and a crud has formed on the bottom of the pan, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Scrape the crud and let it reform. Scrape the crud again and add the tomato paste. Brown the tomato paste for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the wine and scrape the bottom of the pan. Lower the heat if things start to burn. Reduce the mixture by half.
- Return the short ribs to the pan and add 2 cups water or until the water has just about covered the meat. Add the thyme bundle and bay leaves. Cover the pan and place in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Check periodically during the cooking process and add more water, if needed. Turn the ribs over halfway through the cooking time. Remove the lid during the last 20 minutes of cooking to let things get nice and brown and to let the sauce reduce. When done the meat should be very tender but not falling apart. Serve with the braising liquid.
SAVORY BRAISED SHORT RIBS WITH HORSERADISH SAUCE
Steps:
- 1. Ribs should be cut into serving-size pieces.
- 2. Trim any excess fat from short ribs.
- 3. Brown short ribs well on all sides (about 30 minutes) in dutch oven over medium heat.
- 4. Pour off drippings.
- 5. Add broth, onion, 1 cup water, peppercorns, worchstershire sauce, garlic, bay leaf and marjoram.
- 6. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and cook slowly 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until tender, turning once.
- 7. Meanwhile, prepare horseradish sauce.
- 8. Place short ribs on serving platter and keep warm.
- 9. Skim fat from cooking liquid.
- 10. Combine flour with 1/2 cup water, mixing until smooth; combine with cooking liquid, bring to a boil, stirring constantly, reduce heat and cook slowly 3 minutes.
- 11. Strain, if necessary, and serve with short ribs.
- 12. Garnish platter with tomato wedges and parsley.
- 13. Serve horseradish sauce with short ribs.
- 14. HORSERADISH SAUCE: Combine sour cream, horseradish, mustard and salt in small bowl.
BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS WITH SPINACH & HORSERADISH CREAM
This recipe is from the November 2001 issue of Gourmet Magazine. It is from the "You Asked for It" Column and was adapted from Lucques in Los Angeles. You will need to do some advance prep for the ribs (overnight) so plan accordingly. It is a bit fussy, but it is so yummy it hurts.
Provided by Chef Regina V. Smith
Categories Meat
Time 11h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Prepare short ribs:.
- Press peppercorns onto short ribs and put in a large roasting pan. Scatter thyme sprigs over ribs, then chill, covered, for 8 hours, or overnight. Remove thyme sprigs and reserve.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sprinkle ribs with Kosher salt. Heat oil in a deep 12 inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking. Brown the ribs in two batches on all sides, transferring meat sides up to a roasting pan.
- Add onion, clelery, and carrot to the skillet and saute, stirring and scraping up the brown bits in pan, until the vegetables are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add white wine, Port, vinegar, bay leaf, parsley, and reserved thyme sprigs and boil until mixture is reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes. Add stock and bring to a boil, then ladles over short ribs in roasting pan (liquid will come about halfway up ribs).
- Cover the pan tightly with 2 layers of foil and braise short ribs in the middle ot oven until meat is tender and almost falling off the bone, 2 to 3 hours (depending on the size of the ribs). Uncover roasting pan and roast ribs until they are slightly browned, about 15 minutes more.
- Remove from oven, then tent with foil and let stand for 10 minutes. Transfer ribs to a platter and keep warm, covered.
- Pour liquid in roasting pan through a fine sieve into a bowl, then skim off the fat. (Liquid should measure 1 cups, but you may have more. If so, transfer liquid to a small saucepan and boil until reduced to 1 cup.)
- Make potato puree while short ribs braise:.
- Cover unpeeled potatoes with salted cold water by 1 inch in a 6 to 8 quart saucepan. Simmer potatoes, uncovered, until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain in a colander and cool 15 minutes, then peel potatoes while they are still very warm. Heat milk and cream until warm in a large heavy saucepan over low heat, then force peeled potatoes through a potato ricer into the saucepan. Add butter a few pieces at a time, stirring until incorporated before adding next few pieces. Season the puree with salt and keep warm, covered.
- Prepare spinach while ribs are standing:.
- Heat olive oil in clean 12 inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then suate shallots, stirring, until golden, about 4 minutes. Add spinach and saute stirring, until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt.
- Make horseradish cream:.
- Stir together creme fraiche and horseradish.
- Serve each rib on potato puree with spinach, then drizzle with cooking liquid and top with a dollop of horseradish cream.
- Cooks note: The ribs can be made one day ahead. Cool, uncovered, in roasting pan, then chill, covered. Reheat, covered, in a 350 F oven until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 687.2, Fat 46.4, SaturatedFat 24.8, Cholesterol 114.2, Sodium 969.1, Carbohydrate 42.4, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 7.9, Protein 6.9
TANGY BRAISED SHORT RIBS
This bright, sweet and salty recipe for braised short ribs will work with bone-in or boneless meat, as long as the short ribs are thick (at least 1 1/2 inch), and not the thinly sliced Korean style. Seasoning your meat with salt and pepper at least 24 hours in advance will greatly improve the flavor of the finished product. And, if you can spare an extra 24, making them a day ahead of serving will make them even better, with all that braising liquid flavoring the meat as it sits. Finishing with herbs and lemon are hardly a revelation in the braised meat department, but they are especially welcome here. The fresh lemon juice at the end transforms the braising liquid into a bright, brothy, spoonable sauce good enough to drink.
Provided by Alison Roman
Categories meat, main course
Time 4h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Season short ribs with salt and pepper at least 1 hour (at room temperature) and as much as 48 hours (covered and refrigerated) in advance.
- Heat oven to 300 degrees. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high. Working in batches, sear short ribs until deeply golden brown on both large flat sides, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer short ribs to a large plate or cutting board and drain all but about 2 tablespoons fat from the pot. Discard remaining fat. Repeat with remaining short ribs. Drain all fat from the pot and carefully wipe out. (No need to wash, just get rid of any scorched bits.)
- In the same pot over medium-high, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions and garlic get a bit of color, 4 to 5 minutes. Add honey and cook, stirring until it starts to bubble furiously, turning a darker amber brown and sticking to the bottom of the pot as it cooks.
- Add vinegar and soy sauce, and, using a wooden spoon or spatula, scrape up the bits on the bottom of the pot. Bring to a strong simmer and cook to reduce by about half, 5 to 8 minutes. Add broth and thyme, and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper and add short ribs back in, bone-side up, making sure they are as submerged in that braising liquid as possible. Cover the pot and place in the oven. Do not look at it or remove the lid for 3 hours. (Nothing bad will happen, promise.)
- After 3 hours, check the short ribs, they should be extremely tender and nearly falling apart, almost having the jiggly texture of a baked custard or Jell-O. (If not, continue roasting another 20 to 30 minutes.) Remove from oven.
- At this stage, you can remove the lid and using a spoon, carefully skim as much of the top layer of fat as possible. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees, and return the pot to the oven, uncovered, to let the short ribs brown a bit on top and thicken the braising liquid a bit, another 35 to 45 minutes. (Alternatively, you can remove the short ribs from the oven, let them cool at room temperature and place in them in the fridge, overnight. When ready to serve, remove them from the fridge and using a spoon, scrape off the solidified fat on the top layer. Return the short ribs, covered, to a 325-degree oven until totally warmed through, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the lid and increase temperature to 425 degrees, and continue to cook, uncovered, to let the short ribs brown a bit on top and reduce the braising liquid, another 35 to 45 minutes.)
- Meanwhile, combine parsley and chives in a small bowl and season with flaky salt.
- Remove the short ribs from the oven and serve straight from the pot or transfer them to a shallow bowl or plate with high sides, spooning the braising liquid over. Squeeze lemons over, letting the juice season the braising liquid. Sprinkle with parsley mixture before serving.
Tips:
- This recipe for braised short ribs is an excellent option for a special occasion meal because the slow cooking process results in fall-off-the-bone tender meat. It's easy to prepare and can be made in advance, making it a stress-free dish to serve to guests.
- To ensure the best results, select high-quality short ribs. Look for ribs that are well-marbled with fat, as this will help to keep the meat moist during cooking.
- Braising is a great cooking method for short ribs because it allows the meat to cook slowly in a flavorful liquid. This results in tender, juicy ribs that are packed with flavor.
- The vegetables in this recipe add sweetness, flavor, and texture to the dish. Be sure to use a variety of vegetables, such as carrots, celery, and onions, to create a well-rounded dish.
- The horseradish sauce is a perfect accompaniment to the short ribs. It adds a spicy kick that helps to balance out the richness of the meat.
Conclusion:
This recipe for big brown braised short ribs with horseradish is a delicious and satisfying dish that is perfect for a special occasion meal. The short ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender and the horseradish sauce adds a spicy kick that helps to balance out the richness of the meat. This dish is sure to impress your guests and leave them wanting more.
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