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Braised Short Ribs for Two

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Braised Short Ribs for Two

Boneless beef short ribs, slow braised in a small crockpot (or pot if desired) perfectly sized for two servings.

 

Yield

2 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

4 hrs

Ready

4 hrs

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
10 ounces beef, short ribs
boneless, one large rib
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teaspoon salt
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teaspoon black pepper
fresh ground
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½ large spanish onions
sliced
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4 cloves garlic
peeled, whole, smashed a bit if desired
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½ tablespoon tomato paste
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½ cup beef stock
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3 carrots
peeled and chunked
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1 bay leaves
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2 sprigs thyme
fresh
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½ cup red wine
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teaspoon gelatin, unflavored
optional for added luciousness
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2 tablespoons water
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1 cup egg noodles
hot cooked
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
289 ml/g beef, short ribs
boneless, one large rib
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0.6 ml salt
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0.6 ml black pepper
fresh ground
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0.5 large spanish onions
sliced
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4 cloves garlic
peeled, whole, smashed a bit if desired
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7.5 ml tomato paste
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118 ml beef stock
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3 each carrots
peeled and chunked
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1 each bay leaves
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2 sprigs thyme
fresh
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118 ml red wine
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0.6 ml gelatin, unflavored
optional for added luciousness
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3E+1 ml water
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237 ml egg noodles
hot cooked
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Directions

This can easily be scaled to serve more if desired.

By using boneless beef short ribs instead of bone-in, (buy them boneless or trim off the bone yourself and use for home beef stock), the amount of fat that is significantly reduced and saves time.

Trim any excess fat or silver-skin from the short rib. Season both sides with the salt and pepper.

Next prepare these a few ingredients.
Prepare the ribs first.

Heat a skillet with ½ tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil is just beginning to smoke add the short rib, turning once until a crust has formed, several minutes per side and remove to a plate and set aside.

Next start to cook the ribs.

Add the onions to the skillet and cook until soft, translucent and beginning to brown.

Add the onions to the skillet
Add the tomato paste, garlic cloves

Add the tomato paste, garlic cloves and beef stock, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, allow to reduce for about 5 minutes.

and beef stock,
Transfer into crockpot.

Add the onion, tomato and stock mixture to a small slow cooker/crockpot or suitable heavy pot.

Add the carrots, bay leaf and thyme sprigs to the crock or pot.

Add the short rib along with any accumulated juices.

Depending on the size of your crockpot or pot (we use a very small one) you may need to cut the short rib in half.

Pour the red wine over top.
Add the carrots, bay leaf and thyme sprigs to the crock or pot.
Add the short rib
Pour the red wine over top.

Pour the red wine over top. Cover and set temperature to HIGH, or if using a pot bring to a gentle simmer.

Cook for 4 hours or until a fork easily inserts into the short rib.

Saucing and Serving

Remove the beef and carrots from the crockpot, cover with foil and set aside (keep warm in an oven if desired). Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs and discard.

Get your egg noodles or other side boiling.

Strain the remaining liquid into a measuring cup, pressing to extract as much juice as possible and discard the solids. (This is optional to create a very smooth sauce, it's perfectly ok to skip the straining).

Allow juices to settle and skim off as much of the fat as possible from the top. Or use a fat separator if you have one.

(Optional) To create a more luscious sauce, sprinkle the gelatin over water to allow to soften.

Add the juices to a small pot and bring to a full boil, reduce until desired consistency (you should end up with about ½ cup) is reached and stir in the softened gelatin (if using).

Plating...

Plate the noodles, top with beef and carrots. Spoon sauce over all and serve.



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Comments


sean

The amount of fat in the nutrition facts above assume a bone-in short rib is used and the fat is not discarded after cooking. In reality the fat content is likely about 1/2 of what is shown!

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 430g (15.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 83265% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 60g 92%
Saturated Fat 25g 126%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 148mg 49%
Sodium 418mg 17%
Total Carbohydrate 12g 12%
Dietary Fiber 5g 18%
Sugars g
Protein 74g
Vitamin A 309% Vitamin C 26%
Calcium 11% Iron 28%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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