My 1st attempt at short ribs

So after seeing a thread earlier on short ribs, I decided to give it a shot. I grabbed some short ribs from the grocery store.

Seasoned with S&P and tried to develop a nice crust.


Next I added some onion, leeks, carrots, and celery to the pot and sweated them down a bit. Once they started to get a little color I added a bottle of wine and some thyme and brought it to a boil.



Once it got to a boil I poured it over the ribs and let that marinate over night.


Woke up early the next day added everything to the pot and added 3 cups of chicken stock. Brought that to a boil then went in the oven at 350 for 1 1/2 hours covered then about 45 minutes uncovered.


Here's the ribs after braising


From there I strained out the veggies from the braising liquid. Reduced the liquid down to about 2 1/2 cups. Let that cool in the fridge and then scooped out the fat once it solidified. I also added a couple tablespoons of balsamic at this point.

When it was time for supper, I poured the liquid back on the rib and threw it under the broiler for about 15 minutes to warmer it up and try to glaze the ribs a bit.

Served it with some roasted pearl onions and shiitake on top of some polenta. Here's the final product.



The meat came out great, I didn't get the polenta as creamy as I wanted but other than that it was great.