Southern Italian-Style Short Ribs

Name: Southern Italian-Style Short Ribs
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 fillets to 4 anchovy fillets; 2 bay leaves; 10 bone-in beef short ribs, trimmed of excess fat; 4 servings Ciabatta bread, for serving; 2 Tbsps EVOO, plus more for drizzling; 2 mediums large or bulbs fennel, cut into wedges, plus 1/2 cup fennel fronds; 118 milliliters fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, coarsely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 4 servings palmful chopped golden raisins; 1 pinch Pinch ground cloves; 4 servings Orange or lemon zest (or both), for garnish; 2 onions, cut into wedges with root end attached; 4 servings Shaved pecorino cheese, for garnish; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 59 milliliters tomato paste; 1 bottle Nero dAvola or other spicy red wine

Southern Italian-Style Short Ribs might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 17g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 426 calories. Head to the store and pick up to 4 anchovy, tomato paste, nero d'avola, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cloves you could follow this main course with the Pumpkin Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 15 minutes. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

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Bring the short ribs to room temperature. Pat the ribs dry, then sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper and drizzle with EVOO. Arrange the ribs on a broiler pan and roast until well browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Beef Short Ribs

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Ribs

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Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add the anchovies and stir to melt them into the oil.

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Anchovies

Cooking Oil

Add the garlic, bay leaves, onions, and fennel bulb, and season with pepper. Stir for a few minutes to develop some color on the bottom of the pan, then add the tomato paste, raisins and cloves. Stir for a minute or 2 more, then add the wine and cook until reduced by half, about 10 minutes.

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Tomato Paste

Fennel Bulb

Bay Leaves

Raisins

Clove

Garlic

Onion

Pepper

Wine

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Frying Pan

Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

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Add the short ribs to the Dutch oven and stir to coat with the sauce. Cover and roast in the oven until the ribs are very tender, 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 hours.

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Beef Short Ribs

Sauce

Ribs

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Dutch Oven

Oven

Remove the ribs to a platter and cover with foil. Reduce the sauce 10 to 15 minutes more.

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Sauce

Ribs

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Aluminum Foil

Reserve 4 short ribs for another meal.

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Beef Short Ribs

Add the remaining ribs (on or off the bone) to the sauce. Divide among serving dishes and top with the parsley, fennel fronds, a sprinkle of zest and some pecorino.

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Pecorino

Parsley

Fennel

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Serve with the bread for mopping up the sauce.

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Servings:

3fillets

to 4 anchovy fillets 2

bay leaves 10

bone-in beef short ribs, trimmed of excess fat 4servings

Ciabatta bread, for serving 2Tbsps

EVOO, plus more for drizzling 2mediums

large or bulbs fennel, cut into wedges, plus 1/2 cup fennel fronds 118milliliters

fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, coarsely chopped 4cloves

garlic, sliced 4servings

palmful chopped golden raisins 1pinch

Pinch ground cloves 4servings

Orange or lemon zest (or both), for garnish 2

onions, cut into wedges with root end attached 4servings

Shaved pecorino cheese, for garnish 4servings

Salt and freshly ground pepper 59milliliters

tomato paste 1bottle

Nero d'Avola or other spicy red wine

Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir

Beef Short Ribs works really well with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir. Beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner cuts of beef go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier cuts can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. The Two Vines Columbia Valley Merlot with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 7 dollars per bottle.