Looking for something special to cook that special someone? This recipe for bone-in short ribs made my husband swoon during the Christmas holidays, so it may just work for your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner.
Since I had never made bone-in short ribs, I read various recipes before coming up with my own—not that I thought I could improve upon greatness. I simply wanted to use what I had on hand (like shallots and apples) instead of making another trip to the grocery store for additional ingredients (like pancetta). I’m lazy resourceful that way.
My bone-in-short ribs turned out amazing. Falling-off-the-bone-tender. I’ll be making this again soon!
Bone-in Short Ribs. Amazing.
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in short ribs
- 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or olive oil
- 3 carrots diced
- 1/2 medium white onion chopped
- 2 shallots chopped
- 2 cloves garlic diced
- 1/2 Honeycrisp apple diced
- 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 cups red wine
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
In the same pan with the oil, cook onions, shallots, garlic, apple and carrots on medium-high heat. (I love Honeycrisp apples and happened to have one so I threw it in. It added a nice sweetness to the mix.)
Let the veggies hang out in the pan and caramelize. This step will take a few minutes. Your kitchen will already smell amazing. When the carrot mixture is softened and caramelized, add the fire-roasted tomatoes and cook another few minutes.
Step 3
Add wine and bring to a boil. Let reduce five minutes or so then add broth, thyme, rosemary and bay leaves. Simmer another 10-15 minutes so all the flavors blend together.
Reduce heat to 325 degree and cook another 30-45 minutes uncovered to thoroughly brown (almost char).
Pary Moppins says
These looks amazing! Bacon drippings, apples, slow cooked meat – perfect combo. 🙂
Colene says
I feel a cook book coming on! Now if I just had a cook hard by! Looks delicious!
Gary Henderson says
Of COURSE we have bacon drippings. Doesn’t everyone keep bacon drippings? In a coffee can in the fridge? (Or in a container by the stove.)
Talya Tate Boerner says
Yep in a coffee can…
Dorothy Johnson says
Some things just need bacon drippings! I read that short ribs used to be an economical cut that a budget-minded person could dress up. After some of the celebrity cooks started using them, the price went up! That’s just not right. I especially the idea of the crisp apples and onions together. Think I’ll have to add this to my recipes.
Talya Tate Boerner says
Supply and demand I suppose Dorothy…?