Slow-Braised Short Ribs in Red Wine
Fall-apart tender beef in a wine sauce so rich it should be illegal. This is a weekend project that makes the whole house smell incredible.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg bone-in short ribs (about 6 pieces)
- 500 ml red wine (full-bodied, like Cabernet)
- 500 ml beef stock
- 2 large onion (diced)
- 3 carrots (chunked)
- 3 stalks celery (chunked)
- 6 cloves garlic (smashed)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper (generous)
This is the recipe I make when I want to feel like a proper cook. Not because it is hard — it is not — but because after 3 hours in the oven, you get meat so tender it falls apart when you look at it, in a sauce that tastes like you spent all day in a French kitchen.
The process is simple: sear, build aromatics, deglaze with wine, and forget about it for a few hours. The oven does all the work. You just have to be patient, which is the hardest part.
Use a wine you would actually drink. Not you
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