The B.L.D

Name: The B.L.D
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 3 Tbsps buttermilk powder; 3 carrots, peeled and chopped; 4 croissants, sliced in half horizontally; 473 milliliters dry red wine; 4 larges eggs, cooked sunny side up; 3 Tbsps minced fresh dill; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 Tbsp garlic powder; 59 milliliters kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 4 servings Horseradish mustard; 2 Tbsps onion powder; 2 liters peanut oil; 1 kilograms russet potatoes, scrubbed, washed and thinly cut on a mandoline (about 1/10th of an inch); 4 English cut bone-in short ribs (about 3 by 3 1/2 inches and 3 pounds); 1 teaspoons sugar; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 2 yellow onions, roughly chopped

The B.L.D might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 1197 calories, 22g of protein, and 68g of fat. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of dill, thyme, garlic powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the buttermilk powder you could follow this main course with the Iced Lemon Loaf as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

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Liberally sprinkle all sides of the short ribs with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Beef Short Ribs

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add the oil. Sear the short ribs on all sides until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Once seared, set aside on a plate.

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Beef Short Ribs

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add the carrots, garlic andonions to the pot with the short rib drippings and season with some salt and pepper. Cook the vegetables until they turn golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable

Carrot

Garlic

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Add in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute more.

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Tomato Paste

Add the wine and deglaze the pot, scraping up any developed fond (all the delicious brown bits) from the bottom. Bring the wine to a simmer and season with some salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

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Wine

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Add the thyme, bay leaf and short ribs and any leftover juices from the plate the short ribs were resting on. Cover the pot and transfer to the oven until the meat is fork tender,2 to 2 1/2 hours. Turn the short ribs one time during the cooking process after about 1 hour of cooking.

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Beef Short Ribs

Bay Leaves

Thyme

Meat

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Once the short ribs are tender, remove them from the braising liquid and set aside to cool. Skim the fat off the top of the braising liquid. Then strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve and bring to a simmer until it is reduced by half, about 8 minutes (to yield about 2/3 cup of reduced sauce).

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Beef Short Ribs

Sauce

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Remove the meat from the bone and cut in half horizontally to fit on the croissant.

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Croissant

Bone

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For the sandwich build:Lightly toast the croissants and then schmear some horseradish mustard on the bottom half of thecroissant.

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Horseradish

Croissant

Mustard

Toast

Place the slices of short rib on top of the mustard and drizzle with some of thereduced sauce. Top with a fried egg and then a nice pile of the chips. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

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Mustard

French Fries

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Egg

Do not cut and donot exceed 3 of these a day -- one for B, one for L and one for D. You can even sneak abite for the other "D."

Whisk together 8 cups water with 1/4 cup of the salt.

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Water

Salt

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Place the sliced potatoes into the water-and-salt solution and let soak for at least 20 minutes. After they have soaked, dry thoroughly on a paper towels or dish towels.

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Potato

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Salt

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Heat the oil a large Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.

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In a spice grinder, combine the buttermilk powder, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, dill and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Grind into a homogeneous powder.

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Buttermilk Powder

Garlic Powder

Onion Powder

Sugar

Dill

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In handful-size batches, fry the potatoes until they just turn golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Toss immediately in a large bowl with some of the spice mixture. Then place them on a baking sheet and sprinkle them again with some of the spice mixture.

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Potato

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