So…this is one of the most amazing of all my recipes ever. I luuuve short ribs. I love Italian food. This is the perfect marriage of the two. And super simple. So simple, that I will have to keep it a secret from those who request meals…you know who you are!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flour
- salt/pepper
- 6-8 beef short ribs (3-4 lbs)
- 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
- 1 large white onion
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 can tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 28oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil (or oregano or thyme)
- 1/2 tsp. dried crushed red pepper (optional)
- 1 8oz. can tomato sauce
- 2 tsp. fresh italian parsely
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325*.
In a pie plate or deep dish mix the 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper.
Completely dredge the short ribs so they are covered in flour, and shake off any excess.
Heat your cooking pan to medium high. Add half of the oil. Heat until just shimmering, but not smoking. Add the short ribs.
You want to turn them only after they have browned on each side. As they are finished browning, remove to the side.
To the now empty, but same pan, add the other 1/4 of the oil and the pureed vegetables over medium/high heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 8-10 minutes until thoroughly light-browned.
Add the tomato paste. Cook for 1-2 minutes until it browned a little.
Add the wine. Let it cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes and the water. Stir.
Add the short-ribs back into the sauce, making sure they are just covered with the sauce. If you need to add more water, to make sure they are covered, you can. Turn off the heat.
Cover the pan, and put it in the oven.
Bake for 2 hours. Flip the ribs half-way through. Check at this point that they still are covered in sauce- if not, add up to one cup more water.
Replace the cover and bake an additional 30 minutes, until they are fork-tender.
Remove from the oven and serve with pasta, sprinkle with parsely.
Notes
*I make this a day ahead. When I remove it from the oven, I let it cool util it's room temperature, and then I put it in the refridgerator overnight- or at least 3-4 hours. When you are ready to reheat it, you will see that the fat is a layer on top. Scrape and discard this. Reheat on top of the stove until slowly simmering. Serve the short ribs over your favorite pasta, and spoon the sauce on top. Or just serve the sauce with a spoon...it's that good!
Ridiculous. If you could smell these. I literally am weak in the knees. I may bring back a Sunday Dinner, Sunday Sauce…because this is it! You are all welcome!
If you want to get uber, excited and do an entire Italian-feast, try some of this awesome recipes from my fellow #SundaySupper bloggers:
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- Asparagus and lemon risotto from Un Assaggio of Food, Wine & Marriage
- Braised Italian-Style Beef Short Ribs from Hardly A Goddess
- Bruschetta Chicken from Meal Planning Magic
- Bucatini with Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce from The TipToe Fairy
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- Pasta Con Sarde a Mare – Pasta with Sardines at Sea from Caroline’s Cooking
- Pasta e Fagioli from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Penne with Sausage in Creamy Boursin Cheese Recipe from Feeding Big and more
- Pesce all’Aqua Pazza from Monica’s Table
- Polenta-Crusted Italian Sausage Pies from Wholistic Woman
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- Berry Tiramisu from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
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- Chocolate Tiramisu from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
- Fiordilatte Gelato from Manu’s Menu
- Italian Cream Cheesecake from The Crumby Cupcake
- Lemoncello Tiramisu from The Redhead Baker
- Limoncello Cookies from Cosmopolitan Cornbread
- Orange and Almond Ricotta Cheesecake from Pine Needles In My Salad
- Panna Cotta with Fresh Berries from The Chef Next Door
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- Strawberry Panna Cotta from From Gate to Plate
- Tiramisu Semifreddo from Tara’s Multicultural Table
- Wine and Cheese Chocolate Muffins from What Smells So Good?
- Zabaglione Gelato from Magnolia Days
Beverages:
- Bicerin (Italian Coffee) from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Easy Limoncello from Our Good Life
- Liquore all’Alloro from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Sgroppino (Frothy Italian Sorbetto Cocktail) from The Wimpy Vegetarian
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Yummy! Such a flavorful recipe! A really delicious way to cook short ribs!
Oh my yumminess! I am in love with short ribs too, and this recipe sounds so flavorful! Can’t wait to give it a go!! Thanks for sharing!
mhmm braised meat!
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Wow! This sounds amazing. My husband would absolutely love it.
Tara, my husband loved it too~
So much flavor in this recipe! Looks absolutely delicious!!
Meaghan, It WAS soooo good! It will be a special treat whenever I make it!
Mmm, this looks luscious and hearty. Perfect for Sunday dinner.
Hi Eileen! that’s exactly right- I didn’t plan to make a Sunday dinner for #SundayDinner, but I love this meal!
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I’ve braised a lot of short ribs but never in tomatoes so I’ll have to give this a try.
We LOVE short ribs, this is such a neat way of making them!
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I haven’t made short ribs in so long, thank you for reminding me that I have to make them ASAP!!
They were great, Nettie! You won’t be sorry!
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Short ribs and sunday sauce–doesn’t get much better than this!
It was so good- I think it’s my new routine on Sundays!
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I love short ribs, but not the fat that goes along with them. Thanks for the tip on how to cut back on it.
It works perfectly! My ribs were pretty lean anyway, but it is up to the butcher too of course!
These ribs look amazing! I will definitely be pinning. I had to laugh at H.A.G. I’m H.A.H!
Ha, Julie! I had another blog that was strictly just H.A.G., but I spell it out mostly!
These ribs loosk so droolworthy! I seriously need to find me some short ribs.
These were yummy! I hope you try this recipe, when you find them!
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Short ribs are always a hit. I love when meat is so tender like that.
There is nothing like braised short ribs…I have a similar recipe and the family loves it!
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