Braised Short Ribs With Red Sauce

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs boneless short ribs
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 6 carrots, chopped
• 6 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 bunch italian parsley
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, whole
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (750 ml) bottle red
• 4 cups water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500^f.
• 2 line a large baking sheet with foil.
• 3 generously season ribs and arrange in a single layer on baking sheet.
• 4 roast until brown, about 25 minutes.
• 5 reduce temperature to 325^f.
• 6 place ribs in a large heavy oven-proof pot.
• 7 add tomatoes with juice, and next 8 ingredients.
• 8 add and enough water to cover.
• 9 tightly cover pot and cook in oven until meat is very tender, about 2 hours and 40 minutes.
• 10 cool and refrigerate overnight.
• 11 remove any fat from surface and transfer ribs to a 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• 12 strain liquid and return ot pot.
• 13 boil until liquid has reduced to 1 cup, skimming any foam that appears, about 50 minutes.
• 14 season to taste.
• 15 preheat oven to 325^f.
• 16 pour sauce over ribs.
• 17 cover pan with foil and bake until ribs are heated through, about 25 minutes.
• 18 transfer ribs to a serving platter and spoon sauce over.
• 19 serve.