Best Beef Short Ribs

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours

Tags: Beef, Comfort, Dairy Free, Dinner, Fall, Gourmet, Roasted, Savory

Course: Main Course

The best short ribs in Napa are at TORC Restaurant. This delicious dish is perfect for a cool night as the temperature is changing. It reminds me of a dish my mother made, just notched up 100 points!!! Thank you Chef Sean for serving such delicious food!

Ingredients

Salute Santé! Grapeseed Oil
5 lbs. Akaushi beef short ribs
1 Yellow sliced onion
1 Red pepper, sliced
2 cloves Garlic
1 oz Cocoa powder
2 D'arbol chili dry
8 oz Red wine
8 oz Ruby port wine
8 oz Balsamic vinegar
2 oz Soy sauce
64 oz Water

Instructions

Heat the Salute Santé! grapeseed oil in a large pan or Dutch oven.
Roast the short ribs whole on each side.
Remove the short rib and sauté the onion, peppers, and garlic until translucent; continue with the cocoa powder and D’arbol chile.
Return the ribs to the pan.
Add the red wine, ruby port, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and water and bring to a boil.
Put on a lid or cover the pan with foil and cook at 350’F for 4 hours.
When tender remove the bones and cool the ribs in the refrigerator.
Once chilled, cut into nice cubes.
Pass the liquid through a fine strainer and reduce to a glaze and reserve.
Place the short rib cubes and glaze in a sauté pan and baste until hot and ready to serve.

Notes

Thank you Chef: Sean O'Toole
Chef/Owner at TORC Restaurant in Napa for this wonderful recipe!
We love this dish with a hearty red Napa wine - our favorite is Castello di Amorosa's Napa Cabernet Sauvignon