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DIY Sous Vide Short Ribs

Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:01 pm
Posted by RhineEaux
Member since Jan 2009
474 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:01 pm
I posted this last week:

Newest Kitchen Gadget

Well I decided on some short ribs for my first go at it:

Started with 4 bone-in short ribs (one was too small)


Trimmed some of the fat and seasoned well with S/P and some rosemary.


Marinated for 10-12 hours with some beef stock and red wine:


Vacuum sealed, threw in some chopped garlic and sliced onions:


Put in water bath at 136 degrees, let go for 48 hours:


Here is a picture of what I had to stare at for two days...


Took bags out last night:


Let rest for a few minutes (probably not necessary) then de-boned and trimmed silver skin from bottoms.


In the meantime whipped up some cheesy/buttery grits and made a sauce from what liquid was left in the bags after straining it. Added some extra stock and red wine and reduced.


Seared ribs to get a good char, then cut them into more manageable pieces.


Dished it up and enjoyed!


Overall it wasn't as "fork tender" as i was expecting, but i didn't want it falling apart either. Tender as can be when chewing just had to use a knife to cut up a little.

Now to decide what I will do next.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81177 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:03 pm to
Very awesome. Bookmarking this thread
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101256 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

Put in water bath at 136 degrees, let go for 48 hours:


I'm usually not one to be a nervous-nelly type about these sorts of things, but wouldn't that present some food safety issues?
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:06 pm to
Short ribs w/ cheesy grits + a reduction of stock and wine may be my favorite meal of all time. And you fricking killed it.
Posted by CBLSU316
Far Right of Left
Member since Jun 2008
11391 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:10 pm to
excuse my language but................fricking beautiful



BTW.......I have that same set of calphalon............I like the pots ok but dont care for the skillets.
This post was edited on 3/14/13 at 3:13 pm
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27060 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:13 pm to
I never even thought of using my temperature controllers and crock pot together.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37717 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:24 pm to
Looks Great. IWNEI
Posted by RhineEaux
Member since Jan 2009
474 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

I'm usually not one to be a nervous-nelly type about these sorts of things, but wouldn't that present some food safety issues?


Me and wife ate it all, maybe some grits left over, no issues last night or this morning.
Posted by RhineEaux
Member since Jan 2009
474 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

I like the pots ok but dont care for the skillets.


I agree, ill use them for eggs or something, but usually the cast iron or stainless are my go to skillets.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101256 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:37 pm to
quote:

Me and wife ate it all, maybe some grits left over, no issues last night or this morning.


Don't get me wrong, I'm in agreement with everyone here in that it looks scrumptious. That just sort of jumped out at me as curious, and was wondering if that was possibly an issue.
Posted by Oenophile Brah
The Edge of Sanity
Member since Jan 2013
7540 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 3:50 pm to
quote:

Me and wife

May your first child be a masculine child!! ha

That looks killer man. I'm fricking starving now. I'm just glad Guy Fieri didn't catch a glimpse.
Posted by fleaux
section 0
Member since Aug 2012
8741 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:01 pm to
That looks amazing
Posted by OldSouth
Folsom, LA
Member since Oct 2011
10940 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

Don't get me wrong, I'm in agreement with everyone here in that it looks scrumptious. That just sort of jumped out at me as curious, and was wondering if that was possibly an issue.



quote:

According to the 2009 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Code, the danger zone is defined as 5 and 57 °C (41 and 135 °F).


LINK
Posted by alfhaim
baton rouge
Member since Feb 2009
38 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:41 pm to
it is true the danger zone is as proscribed... however that danger zone is presumptive of oxygen availability. the vacuum packed food is in a near zero environment and this changes the temperature requirements for bacteria growth. if i remember correctly... his short ribs were actually pasteurized after two hours at that temperature.

p.s. to the OP... you can cut down your marinade time to about an hour if you vacuum packed the marinade with the protein. break the seal and repack the protein sans marinade before sous vide.
This post was edited on 3/14/13 at 4:55 pm
Posted by AlmaDawg
Slow Hell
Member since Sep 2012
3222 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:54 pm to
quote:

RhineEaux


Very nice!!!

Those look falling off the bone perfect!
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101256 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:55 pm to
quote:

it is true the danger zone is as proscribed... however that danger zone is presumptive of oxygen availability. the vacuum packed food is in a near zero environment and this changes the temperature requirements for bacteria growth. if i remember correctly... his short ribs were actually pasteurized after two hours at that temperature.


Thanks for the edification. I was thinking the vacuum sealing might come into play there.
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
8961 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 5:07 pm to
Looks delicious...
Posted by timbo
Red Stick, La.
Member since Dec 2011
7295 posts
Posted on 3/14/13 at 5:23 pm to
I wanna try that!
I was reading a David Chang cookbook recently where he talked about how his staff invented the "ghetto sous vide" technique. It involved Ziploc bags and sucking the air out of the bag with a straw.
Posted by RhineEaux
Member since Jan 2009
474 posts
Posted on 3/15/13 at 11:02 am to
quote:

re:... you can cut down your marinade time to about an hour if you vacuum packed the marinade with the protein. break the seal and repack the protein sans marinade before sous vide


I wish I could have, I don't have a vacuum sealer, had to borrow one and it was an older model. I am definitely in the market now, any recommendations that's aren't ridiculously $$?

Thanks for all the compliments!
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