Braised Short Ribs with Red Wine Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef Chuck Short Ribs, Boneless
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1 ¼ cups beef broth
  • 1 ½ cups dry red wine, divided
  • 2 small onions, quartered
  • 4 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 ½ cups sliced mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cups chopped shallots
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in large stockpot over medium heat until hot. Brown beef Short Ribs on all sides. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Add broth, 1 cup wine, onions, garlic and thyme to stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 hours or until beef is fork-tender.
  2. Remove Short Ribs from stockpot; keep warm. Strain vegetables and skim fat from cooking liquid. Reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid for sauce; discard remaining cooking liquid.
  3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, shallots and minced thyme; cook and stir 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Dissolve cornstarch into remaining 1/2 cup red wine. Add reserved cooking liquid and cornstarch mixture to skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes; stirring often. Remove skillet from heat; stir in remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Serve sauce over Short Ribs.

Recipe Source: beefitswhatsfordinner.com