Balsamic Braised Short Ribs

Total Time: 10 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• cooking spray
• 4 lbs short rib of beef, trimmed
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, divided
• 2 cups finely chopped red onions
• 1/4 cup minced garlic
• 2 cups low sodium beef broth (home made broth preferred)
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups chopped plum tomatoes or 2 cups chopped roma tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f.
• 2 over medium-high temperature, heat a large dutch or french oven and spray it with cooking spray.
• 3 season the ribs with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• 4 brown the ribs in two batches in the heated pan, about 8 minutes per batch, until browned; remove from pan.
• 5 add the finely chopped onion to the pan and saute until lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
• 6 add the minced garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• 7 add the browned ribs back into the pan, then add the wine, vinegar, brown sugar, and tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
• 8 cover pan and transfer to the oven, and bake at 300°f for 90 minutes or until tender.
• 9 remove from oven and let cool slightly, then transfer pan to refrigerator and let chill for 8 hours or overnight.
• 10 after chilling, skim the solidified fat from the surface of the broth mixture and discard fat.
• 11 over medium heat on the stove, cook the ribs in the dutch or french oven for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• 12 season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, and serve.
• 13 serve along with potatoes, pasta, and/or vegetables - the sauce goes quite well with them, too!