"Carbonnade À La Flamande" Short Ribs

Serves: 5

Cierra Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

55

Sweetness

44

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Butter

2 tbsps

Canola Oil

2 cups

Beef Broth

2 tbsps

Dijon Mustard

Directions:

1

Wrap cinnamon stick, bay leaves, star anise, and peppercorns in piece of cheesecloth and tie to secure; set aside

2

Melt butter with oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat until butter starts to brown

3

Sprinkle short ribs with salt and freshly ground black pepper

4

Working in 2 batches, add short ribs to pot and cook until deep brown on all sides, turning occasionally, 7 to 8 minutes per batch

5

Transfer ribs to large bowl

6

Add onion to same pot and sauté over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes

7

Add spice packet and Worcestershire sauce; stir 1 minute

8

Return short ribs to same pot; sprinkle with flour and stir 1 minute

9

Add ale, broth, and stout, then prunes and brown sugar; bring to boil

10

Sprinkle lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper

11

Spread mustard over bread slice, then place bread slice atop short ribs in pot, pressing to submerge bread into liquid

12

Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until short ribs are very tender and begin to fall off bones, stirring occasionally, about 2 1/2 hours

13

Discard spice packet

14

Transfer short ribs to plate

15

Strain pan juices through large sieve set over large bowl; reserve solids in strainer

16

Spoon fat from top of pan juices and discard

17

Return juices to same pot and boil until liquid is reduced to 4 cups, 15 to 20 minutes

18

Season juices to taste with salt and pepper

19

Return short ribs and solids from strainer to juices in pot and simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes longer

20

Transfer short ribs and sauce to large bowl; sprinkle with parsley and serve

21

Wrap cinnamon stick, bay leaves, star anise, and peppercorns in piece of cheesecloth and tie to secure; set aside

22

Melt butter with oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat until butter starts to brown

23

Sprinkle short ribs with salt and freshly ground black pepper

24

Working in 2 batches, add short ribs to pot and cook until deep brown on all sides, turning occasionally, 7 to 8 minutes per batch

25

Transfer ribs to large bowl

26

Add onion to same pot and sauté over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes

27

Add spice packet and Worcestershire sauce; stir 1 minute

28

Return short ribs to same pot; sprinkle with flour and stir 1 minute

29

Add ale, broth, and stout, then prunes and brown sugar; bring to boil

30

Sprinkle lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper

31

Spread mustard over bread slice, then place bread slice atop short ribs in pot, pressing to submerge bread into liquid

32

Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until short ribs are very tender and begin to fall off bones, stirring occasionally, about 2 1/2 hours

33

Discard spice packet

34

Transfer short ribs to plate

35

Strain pan juices through large sieve set over large bowl; reserve solids in strainer

36

Spoon fat from top of pan juices and discard

37

Return juices to same pot and boil until liquid is reduced to 4 cups, 15 to 20 minutes

38

Season juices to taste with salt and pepper

39

Return short ribs and solids from strainer to juices in pot and simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes longer

40

Transfer short ribs and sauce to large bowl; sprinkle with parsley and serve

41

A brown star-shaped seedpod; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets

42

A brown star-shaped seedpod; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets

43

A brown star-shaped seedpod; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets