Braised Irish Whiskey Short Ribs
Seared short ribs braised in Irish whiskey and beef broth.
Equipment
- Dutch oven
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 5 pounds beef short ribs
- 1 quart beef broth
- 1½ cups onion chopped
- 1¼ cups celery chopped
- 1¼ cups carrot chopped
- 1½ cups leeks sliced
- ½ cup Irish whiskey
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons shallots chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons garlic sliced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ tablespoon salt
- 6 sprigs thyme
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, 177°C or gas mark 4. Salt the short ribs.
- In a Dutch oven brown the short ribs on all sides. Remove the ribs from the Dutch oven and place on a plate.
- Add the butter and reduce the heat to medium and add the carrots, celery, leeks, shallots, and onions. Cook until the onions start to brown, about 10 min.
- Add the tomato paste and cook for another 2 minutes to brown the paste.
- Add Irish whisky, brown sugar and garlic to the Dutch oven and cook for 2 minutes and add the ribs, thyme, and beef broth.
- Cover and place in the oven for 2½ hours
- Remove the ribs from the broth, strain the broth and then reduce over medium high heat. Drizzle the reduction over the ribs.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 522kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 43gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 655mgPotassium: 1239mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 3875IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 5mg
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