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Tips to Braising Meat Like a Professional Chef


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  • Author: Trish Santoro

Description

Follow these steps for delicious, tender, restaurant-quality braised meat with sauce, too. A bonus of the simple process is how inexpensive it is to make.


Ingredients

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  • olive oil, to coat
  • 1 onion, rough chop
  • 2 carrots, peeled and rough chop
  • 2 celery stalks, rough chop
  • 1 quart beef stock
  • 5 sprigs thyme
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 8 short ribs
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Heat a large saute pan or cast iron pan to high heat with some olive oil to coat.
  3. Season all sides of the short ribs with salt & pepper.
  4. Sear each side of the rib in the pan until deep color develops.
  5. Set aside in a deep oven-safe pan. Add all other ingredients. The stock should cover about two thirds of the ribs.
  6. Cover with tin foil and place in the oven to braise for 5 hours. Check that meat is fork tender and falls off the bone. If so, it’s done. If not, keep cooking.
  7. Pull bone out of the meat and strain the stock into a sauce pan. Simmer until sauce reduces by 80%. This is demi-glace and it’s delicious.

Notes

You can also use a dutch oven to sear and braise on top of the stove top. Oven is not needed with this method.

  • Category: Main