Monday, December 29, 2014

We Shall Not Speak Of This Again!

OMG! This was - by far - without a doubt - the hardest season to be a Bears fan. Even Virginia is embarressed.

No amount of cooking can thaw Jay Cutler's blatant disregard for our team. Please Santa, New Years Eve baby, Saint Valentine, God - someone - take him out of our life.

I went for true comfort food for the last game of the season. While there's nothing I can say - or cook - to rescue this mess, at least you'll have a yummy recipe. Let's see what happens as they clean house of the Clutter - I mean Cutler.....


Braised Short Ribs
6 Servings

Ingredients:
 1/2 cup olive oil
 4 pounds beef short ribs
 salt and pepper to taste
 1 cup all-purpose flour
 2 cups chopped onions
 1 cup chopped celery
 1 cup chopped carrots
 2 tablespoons minced garlic
 3 bay leaves
 1 tablespoon dried thyme
 1 cup red wine
 8 cups beef stock
1 TB Butter

Directions:
1.Heat the oil in a large pot over medium high heat.

2. Season the ribs with salt and pepper to taste and dredge them in flour.

3.  Fry the ribs in the oil in small batches, adding oil as needed, to sear the meat. This should take 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Set ribs aside.

4. In the same pot, add the onions and saute for 2 minutes.

5. Add the celery and carrots and saute for 1 more minute.

6. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and then stir in the garlic, bay leaves and thyme and cook for 1 more minute.

7. Deglaze the pot with the red wine, scraping up all the bits on the bottom.

8. Add the stock and butter, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer.

10. Add the ribs and continue to simmer for 2 hours, until the sauce thickens.


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