Balsamic Braised Short Ribs
photo by Elizabeth W.
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
2 Plates
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 4 bone-in meaty beef short ribs
- handful of multicolored cherry tomatoes
- 1 pint sliced shiitake mushroom
- good quality balsamic vinegar
- olive oil
- red pepper flakes
- fresh ground pepper
- flake sea salt
- 2 medium potatoes, white or 2 medium yukon gold potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1 smashed and roughly chopped garlic clove
- 1 small steam-in-bag packaged fresh green beans or 1 small French haricots vert
directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Season all sides of the short ribs with a generous amount of pepper and salt.
- Brown ribs on all sides in a skillet drizzled with olive oil.
- While the ribs are browning, wash & slice tomatoes, peel and cube potatoes.
- Remove ribs from skillet and place in a Dutch oven or other oven proof deep dish with lid.
- Sauté mushrooms in skillet you just used to brown ribs for about 2 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon put mushrooms into dish with ribs.
- Lightly drizzle olive oil over ribs and mushrooms.
- Pour one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar over each rib (one per rib).
- Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
- Place lid and bake in lower middle third of oven for 2 hours.
- While ribs are cooking, prepare mashed potatoes, green beans, & tomato compote.
- Place potatoes in cold water with salt and chopped garlic & boil till fork tender (they can stay in the pot until closer to finish time of ribs).
- Drain potatoes, place back in pot and mash well.
- Add butter and cream and continue to blend well, salt to taste (keep on low heat or warm).
- Using the same skillet you used for the beef short ribs and mushrooms - heat to medium high and cook tomatoes for about 7 minutes or until skins start to blister.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and pinch of red pepper flakes.
- Add a couple of tablespoons balsamic vinegar and continue to cook about 3 minutes until reduced and tomatoes begin to break down (keep warm till ready to plate.
- Steam green beans & then transfer to hot skillet drizzled with olive oil, salt & pepper.
- Sauté for about 2 minutes until start to lightly brown.
- Plate serving of mashed potatoes on each plate followed by green beans, short ribs & mushrooms, & topped with tomatoes.
- Garnish if you’d like with freshly grated Grana Padano or Parmigiana and light drizzle of your finest olive oil.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Elizabeth W.
Parkville, Maryland
I absolutely love to cook!! I love to create new dishes and experiment with new recipes I find. My cooking style is a bit on the gourmet side and I love a challenging dish! Watching the expressions on the faces of my family and friends as they take their first bite of my creations is what brings me joy. When I see their eyes light up and that smile spread across their lips...I know I've done my job well. Cooking brings me joy!