Braised Short Ribs With Dijon Mustard

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups dry red
• 4 lbs short rib of beef (also called flanken)
• 10 shallots, trimmed,halved if large (10 oz.)
• 3 tablespoons coarse-grain dijon mustard, to taste
• 6 plum tomatoes, halved lenghwise

Recipe

• 1 boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan until reduced to about 1 cup.
• 2 while is reducing, pat ribs dry and cut crosswise into 1-rib pieces (each about 2 1/2 inches long).
• 3 season well with salt and pepper.
• 4 heat a dry 5-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot, then brown ribs well in 3 batches on all sides, about 8 minutes for each batch.
• 5 transfer browned ribs with tongs to a bowl.
• 6 reduce heat to moderate and brown shallots well in fat remaining in pot, stirring.
• 7 transfer with a slotted spoon to another bowl.
• 8 stir and mustard into juices in pot.
• 9 add ribs and simmer, covered, 1 3/4 hours.
• 10 gently stir in shallots and tomatoes and continue to simmer, covered, without stirring, until meat is very tender, about 40 minutes.
• 11 carefully transfer ribs, shallots, and tomatoes to a platter and skim off any fat from cooking liquid.
• 12 season sauce with salt, pepper, and mustard to taste and pour over ribs.