Smothered Beef Short Ribs

Description

Here’s a great stove top recipe for cooking beef short ribs. They are cooked in beef stock with mixed vegetables. This dish is great served over mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 4 pounds beef short ribs
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups chopped onions
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 8 cups beef stock
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Season the ribs with salt and pepper to taste and dredge them in flour. Fry the ribs in the oil in small batches
  2. adding oil as needed
  3. to sear the meat. This should take 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Set ribs aside.
  4. In the same pot
  5. add the onions and saute for 2 minutes. Add the celery and carrots and saute for 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste
  6. and then stir in the garlic
  7. bay leaves and thyme and cook for 1 more minute.
  8. Deglaze the pot with the red wine
  9. scraping up all the bits on the bottom. Add the stock
  10. bring to a boil
  11. reduce heat to low and simmer. Add the ribs and continue to simmer for 2 hours
  12. until the sauce thickens. Stir in the parsley and serve.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 6

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