Wow it's been a while! Life has been very busy and I've made a couple of terrific things to nosh on lately with family and friends and this latest was a hit and pretty easy to make as well. Whole Foods had glorious looking short ribs and while normally I would slowly braise them for about 4 hours in a Dutch oven, I decided to cut the time by cooking them in the pressure cooker for about 75 minutes. They were meltingly tender, rich and satisfying served with ultra creamy risotto or mashed potatoes. The photo lighting isn't great, but I snapped it with my iphone and I guarantee the photo does not do this dish justice!
INGREDIENTS
4 Beef Short Ribs
1/2 bottle red wine such as Sangiovese
1 cup beef broth (preferably homemade)
1 carrot cut in half
1sweet onion
4 cloves whole garlic
6 peppercorns
sea salt to taste (about a teaspoon)
2 bay leaf
Marinade the ribs in all the ingredients overnight or for 12 hours. Patted the ribs dry then generously salted and peppered them and seared them until browned on anll sides. Add the ribs to a pressure cooker and other ingredients and cook on high pressure about 75 minutes. These were really big short ribs, so one hour may suffice for smaller ones.
Release pressure, set ribs aside lightly wrapped in foil, strain some as much of the fat from the sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce about 1o minutes until slightly thickened. Serve with mashed potatoes or creamy risotto.
RISOTTO
1.5 cups Arborio Rice
2.5 cups homemade chicken stock- warmed
1/2 cup wine
1 shallot minced
3 tbs butter
1/2 cup parmesan
Parsley chiffonade to garnish
In a pan over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of butter and coat the rice. Add the wine and cook off alcohol - about 2 minutes. Stir constantly. Then ladle about a 1/4 cup of the warm stock, stir and bring to a simmer. continue ladling 1/4 cups of stock each time it is fully absorbed into the rice, stirring and simmering for about 20 minutes until the risotto is cooked through. Once the rice is cooked , add 2 tablespoons butter and the cheese and stir like crazy. Serve in warmed bowls and top with short ribs and sauce.
INGREDIENTS
4 Beef Short Ribs
1/2 bottle red wine such as Sangiovese
1 cup beef broth (preferably homemade)
1 carrot cut in half
1sweet onion
4 cloves whole garlic
6 peppercorns
sea salt to taste (about a teaspoon)
2 bay leaf
Marinade the ribs in all the ingredients overnight or for 12 hours. Patted the ribs dry then generously salted and peppered them and seared them until browned on anll sides. Add the ribs to a pressure cooker and other ingredients and cook on high pressure about 75 minutes. These were really big short ribs, so one hour may suffice for smaller ones.
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| Marinated and ready for the pressure cooker |
Release pressure, set ribs aside lightly wrapped in foil, strain some as much of the fat from the sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce about 1o minutes until slightly thickened. Serve with mashed potatoes or creamy risotto.
RISOTTO
1.5 cups Arborio Rice
2.5 cups homemade chicken stock- warmed
1/2 cup wine
1 shallot minced
3 tbs butter
1/2 cup parmesan
Parsley chiffonade to garnish
In a pan over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of butter and coat the rice. Add the wine and cook off alcohol - about 2 minutes. Stir constantly. Then ladle about a 1/4 cup of the warm stock, stir and bring to a simmer. continue ladling 1/4 cups of stock each time it is fully absorbed into the rice, stirring and simmering for about 20 minutes until the risotto is cooked through. Once the rice is cooked , add 2 tablespoons butter and the cheese and stir like crazy. Serve in warmed bowls and top with short ribs and sauce.
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