Red Wine Braised Short Ribs Recipe

Imagine staggering home after a long day to find the whole kitchen filled with the delicious smell of beef ribs slowly braising in homemade beef stock and red wine, with rich tomatoes and fresh herbs for flavor – is your mouth watering yet?

This simple slow-cooker recipe is a must-have for the colder months: it’s a testament to the fact that “comfort food” doesn’t have to mean cheap processed carbs if you know how to cook!

This is also a great recipe to make in the winter from a nutritional perspective: the homemade beef stock is healthy as well as delicious, and cooking bone-in ribs for so long pulls the nutrients out of those bones too, so the sauce will have double the benefits (not to mention double the flavor).

This is also a great recipe to experiment with bison or any other type of wild game: it’s hard to go wrong with short ribs! Serve it with roasted potatoes or winter squash, and let your taste buds thank you.

Red Wine Braised Short Ribs Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 20 min COOK: 8 h

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 lbs. bone-in short ribs
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 to 2 cups dry red wine
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups beef stock
• 2 tbsp. tapioca starch
• Cooking fat
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Heat some cooking fat in a large skillet placed over medium-high heat.
2. Brown the short ribs on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the short ribs to a slow cooker.
3. Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, often stirring, until the onions are browned, about 8 minutes.
4. Add the tapioca starch and tomato paste to the skillet. Cook, constantly stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Stir in the wine, and bring to a boil; then lower the heat to medium and let it simmer for 6 to 8 minutes.
6. Add the thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf, stir in the beef stock, and stir until well combined.
7. Pour the sauce over the short ribs and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

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Red Wine Braised Short Ribs Recipe

This no-fuss slow-cooker recipe is everything you want to come home to after a long day.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 732 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 3 to 4 lbs. bone-in short ribs
• 2 onions chopped
• 4 medium carrots chopped
• 2 celery stalks chopped
• 1 tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 to 2 cups dry red wine
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 cups beef stock
• 2 tbsp. tapioca starch
• Cooking fat
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Heat some cooking fat in a large skillet placed over medium-high heat.
  Cooking fat
• Brown the short ribs on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the short ribs to a slow cooker.
  3 to 4 lbs. bone-in short ribs
• Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, often stirring, until the onions are browned, about 8 minutes.
  2 onions, 4 medium carrots, 2 celery stalks, 2 garlic cloves, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Add the tapioca starch and tomato paste to the skillet. Cook, constantly stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes.
  2 tbsp. tapioca starch, 1 tbsp. tomato paste
• Stir in the wine, and bring to a boil; then lower the heat to medium and let it simmer for 6 to 8 minutes.
  1 to 2 cups dry red wine
• Add the thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf, stir in the beef stock, and stir until well combined.
  3 sprigs thyme, 2 sprigs rosemary, 2 dried bay leaves, 2 cups beef stock
• Pour the sauce over the short ribs and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 732kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 69gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 201mgSodium: 534mgPotassium: 1767mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 10298IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 8mg

Keyword braised, red wine, short ribs

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