Beef Short Ribs With Red Chili Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 heads garlic
• 4 1/2 lbs short rib of beef
• 3 quarts water
• 1 onion, quartered
• 3 tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 large onion, cut into 1/2 inch thick slices
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 16 dried guajillo chilies, stemmed, halved, seeded
• 3 large dried ancho chiles, stemmed, halved, seeded
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1/2 cup distilled vinegar

Recipe

• 1 cut 1 head of garlic crosswise in half.
• 2 place in large pot with ribs, 3 quarts water and quartered onion.
• 3 bring to boil over high heat.
• 4 reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered until meat is cooked through, about 50 minutes.
• 5 strain, reserving 6 cups meat broth.
• 6 discard onion and garlic.
• 7 reserve ribs.
• 8 preheat oven to 400°.
• 9 wrap remaining head of garlic tightly in foil and place directly on oven rack.
• 10 place tomatoes and sliced onion on rimmed baking sheet.
• 11 drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil.
• 12 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 13 roast garlic, tomatoes and onion until tender, for about 1 hour.
• 14 transfer tomatoes and onion to processor.
• 15 using fingers, squeeze garlic from papery skin into processor.
• 16 blend until smooth.
• 17 set tomato sauce aside place quajillo and ancho chilies in medium bowl.
• 18 add 4 cups reserved meat broth.
• 19 let stand for 30 minutes.
• 20 transfer mixture to processor and blend until smooth.
• 21 strain chili sauce into medium blend until smooth.
• 22 strain chili sauce into medium bowl, pressing on solids in strainer with rubber spatula to exct as much liquid as possible.
• 23 heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• 24 add chili ace; simmer for 5 minutes.
• 25 add tomato sauce, cumin, oregano and cloves.
• 26 simmer for 5 minutes.
• 27 add ribs, vinegar and remaining 2 cups meat broth.
• 28 bring to simmer.
• 29 reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until sauce is thick for about 50 minutes.