Merlot Braised Beef Short Ribs

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 meaty beef short ribs
• salt & pepper
• 1 cup merlot (i use wine from bc vineyards)
• 2 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 4 -5 sprigs fresh thyme

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 f.
• 2 season the short ribs with salt and pepper and place in a roasting pan that's just large enough to hold them in a single layer.
• 3 roast for 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, place the wine, stock, flour, sugar and mustard in a medium-sized pot and whisk until well combined. mix in the onion, garlic and thyme.
• 5 bring to a boil, boil 2 minutes and then remove from the heat.
• 6 once the short ribs have roasted for 30 minutes, remove from the oven and drain away the excess fat.
• 7 reduce the oven temperature to 325°f.
• 8 pour the wine/stock mixture over the ribs.
• 9 cover and bake for 2 hours or until the meat is very tender and falling off the bone.
• 10 skim any fat from the surface of the ribs before serving.