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Slow-Cooked Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs with Herbed Polenta Toast

Idaho Preferred Staff
By Idaho Preferred Staff
Slow-Cooked Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs with Herbed Polenta Toast
  • Serves: 6

Categorized: Entrées

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds Idaho beef Chuck Short Ribs Boneless or Bone-In (about 4 x 2-inch pieces)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose Idaho flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 cup Idaho dry red wine
  • 2 cups diced Idaho onions
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup diced carrot (Available during the Idaho farmers market season at your local market)
  • 4 cups Roasted Beef Stock, divided
  • 15 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 7 fresh rosemary sprigs
  • 3/4 cup instant polenta
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
  • 3 green onions, green part only, cut diagonally into 1/8-inch strips (Available during the Idaho farmers market season at your local market)

Steps

  • Mix flour, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Coat beef Short Ribs in flour mixture. Heat large skillet over medium-high heat until hot; coat with cooking spray. Brown half ribs evenly, about 4 to 5 minutes per side; remove from skillet. Repeat remaining ribs; remove ribs from skillet. Reduce heat to low; add wine. Cook 1 to 2 minutes until browned bits attached to skillet are dissolved.

  • Add onions, celery and carrot to slow cooker. Place ribs on vegetables. Pour wine mixture over ribs. Add 1 cup Roasted Beef Stock, thyme and rosemary sprigs. Cover; cook HIGH 6 hours or LOW 7 hours or until beef is fork-tender.

  • Cook’s Tip: Roasted Beef Stock

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