BEST DAMN SHORT RIBS
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Braised Short Ribs are the Best Damn Short Ribs you’ll ever have! These short ribs are cooked in red wine until falling off-the-bone tender!
You’ll need a Dutch oven for this recipe. Below are recommendations at different price points. Click on the photo for more information.
BEST DAMN SHORT RIBS
Before I had beef short ribs, I didn’t understand all the hoopla surrounding them. Well, they really are that good. Simmered until tender with red wine, hello, what’s not to love!?
Short ribs are a popular cut of beef. Beef short ribs are larger and usually more tender and meatier than their pork counterpart, pork spare ribs
This recipe takes a long time (three hours is an eternity for someone with no patience!) to make but it’s not difficult. You don’t stand over the stove for 3 hours straight. You do a step, then read your trashy novel (or maybe that’s just me), do a step, then clean the kitchen, do a step, back to the novel.
It is SO worth the time…..
BRAISED SHORT RIB STORY
Ryder said, “Yum! This is good and I know good. I may not know when other things are good or bad, but I know when food is good or bad!” Yep, he’s right.
Wesley said, “These are the best damn short ribs.” Holy moly, my friends, that is like winning the Boston Marathon! Food critic #1 gave it a 10!!! The heavens parted and the angels sang Hal-le-lu-jahhhhhhh!!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR YOUR BEST DAMN SHORT RIBS
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- Short ribs
- Pepper
- Butter
- Red wine
- Beef broth
- Garlic
First, dry ribs with a paper towel then salt and pepper. Brown on all sides in a
After ribs are browned, remove to a pan. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Next, add red wine and boil until reduced to about 1 cup.
Return the ribs back to the pan and add 4 cups of beef broth. Place the lid on the dish and bake in a 325-degree oven for 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours. Take out of the oven and remove ribs to a plate. Skim excess fat off the top, then boil until reduced by about half. The longer you boil and reduce the more intense the remaining broth will be. Replace ribs and simmer a couple of minutes longer. Serve over rice, with cheesy grits, or with buttered noodles.
You may also like Molasses Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs or Red Wine Pomegranate Slow Cooker Short Ribs
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Tools you’ll need for this recipe
shop tools needed at Walmart
shop tools needed at Target
- Dutch oven
- pepper mill
- garlic press
- cup and spoon measures
- large spoon
- platter
- whisk
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Best Damn Short Ribs
Ingredients
- 2-3Â pounds beef short ribs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 1 bottle red wine such as Cabernet or Pinot noir
- 4 cups beef broth
- 3 cloves garlic clove peeled and smashed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Pat ribs dry and salt and pepper all sides. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large Dutch oven. Add ribs and brown on all sides. Remove ribs and add garlic until softened but not browned.
- Pour in red wine, boil until it reduces to about 1 cup. Add ribs and any juices that have seeped out back in the post along with the beef broth.
- Cover pot and put in the oven until the meat almost falls off bones about 3 hours.
- After 3 hours. Remove pan from the oven. Scoop out ribs to a platter and cover to keep warm. Skim off any fat from top of the broth. Simmer about 10 minutes to thicken.
- Add 1 tablespoon butter and whisk until melted. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Put ribs back in the broth and serve.
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Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
what if you don’t have a Dutch oven? Could you use a crock pot?
About how many people does this serve? I was considering making this for my dad’s birthday and wasn’t sure if doubling year recipe would be enough for 8 adults and 2 kids. What do you think?
Hi Kim, It serves about 4 people. The ribs I’m able to get don’t have a lot of meat so I would def double the recipe for 8 adults.
How thick did you have short ribs cut? 2 – 3 inches?
They were 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 2.5 inches thick. Hope this helps, let me know how they turn out
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Yummm! These sound so good. Love the addition of the wine. Thanks for sharing your dish on Southern Sundays!
My husband went online to look for a short rib recipe and found yours. So, I am in the processing of making it — it is in the oven. I only had 3/4 red merlot, added only 3 cups of beef broth, but we love garlic, so smashed a whole bunch…BAM! It is smelling up wonderful around the neighborhood. Can’t wait to taste. We know it will be great. Adding smashed hot red potato with bacon and chives dash Hawaiian red chile, and a spring salad topped with melody plum tomatoes, lobster and Kula onions to make our dinner complete. I will let you know how it turns out. Can’t be all the bad.. 🙂
These are my husband’s favorite, I hope you guys love them! I have been meaning to make them and just haven’t had time, you have reminded me to do it this week. I like your changes too!
How long if i used pork country ribs. And would i still use wine☺??
Cook time would be the same. I have never paired red wine with pork so I can’t say if that would be good or not.