Zinfandel-Braised Beef Short Ribs with Rosemary-Parsnip Mashed Potatoes
Zinfandel-Braised Beef Short Ribs with Rosemary-Parsnip Mashed Potatoes requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 1071 calories, 31g of protein, and 74g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up all purpose flour, coarse kosher salt, russet potatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the coarse kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Salty Sweet Granolan and Coconut Yogurt {Sugar Rush Gift Edition #4} as a dessert. It is perfect for Thanksgiving.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Melt 1tablespoon butter in heavy large oven-proofpot over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle ribswith coarse salt and pepper.
Add to potin single layer and sauté until brown onall sides, about 10 minutes.
Transfer ribsto large bowl.
Add 1 tablespoon butter topot.
Add onions; sauté until brown, about6 minutes.
Add parsnips; sauté untilbeginning to color, about 6 minutes.
Mix ingarlic, then rosemary.
Add wine and broth;bring to boil, scraping up browned bits.
Return ribs and any accumulated juicesto pot, arranging in single layer. Bring tosimmer; cover and place in oven. Braise untilribs are very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
Using tongs, transfer ribs to clean bowl.Spoon fat from pan juices. Boil juices untiljust beginning to thicken, about 10 minutes.
Mix 1 tablespoon butter and flour in smallbowl to smooth paste.
Whisk into juices inpot; simmer until thickened enough to coatspoon, about 5 minutes longer. Season gravywith coarse salt and pepper. Return ribs topot; spoon gravy over. DO AHEAD: Can bemade 2 days ahead. Chill uncovered untilcold, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarmover low heat before serving.
Cook potatoes and parsnipsin large pot of boiling salted water untiltender, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring milk, butter, androsemary to simmer in small saucepan.
Drain potato mixture and return to pot.Stir briefly over medium heat to evaporateexcess moisture.
Add milk mixture and mashwell. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Transfer short ribs and gravy to largeshallow serving bowl.
Serve short ribs withmashed potatoes.
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 Beringer Howell Mountain Bancroft Ranch Merlot with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 35 dollars per bottle.
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Beringer Howell Mountain Bancroft Ranch Merlot
The 2006 Bancroft Ranch Merlot is a rich garnet color, and brims with flavors of ripe black fruits, brown spices and a hint of orange zest. Its refined tannins and depth of flavor make it one of Beringer's most memorable wines from Howell Mountain.Blend: 93% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc