Beef Short Ribs Ragu, with Kale
Ingredients
- 5 lbs Beef short ribs. Bone in
- Salt & pepper
- Olive oil
- 1 cup of each
- Mirepoix (equal parts, Onion, Carrots and Celery)
- 1 tbsp Minced garlic
- 1 cup Red Wine
- **Optional: 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- 3 cups Beef or Chicken stock
- 2 Lg Cans Quality plum tomatoes crushed
- 1 Sm Can Quality tomato paste
- 2 cups Chopped kale (remove stem first before chopping leafy greens)
- Salt & pepper
- 1 (or 2) Packages ofFettuccini
- Shaved Parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚
- Over medium high heat, in a large dutch oven place olive oil
- Season meat generously with salt and pepper and place into dutch oven to brown. Caramelizing the meat adds a ton of flavor so please don’t skip this step.
- Do not over crowd the pan, please do the browning in stages to maintain the heat
- Reserve browned meat separately and add the mirepoix to the dutch oven to sauté. Ideally, we are looking for a light caramelization. Near the end of this stage add in the minced garlic being careful not to overcook.
- Add crushed tomatoes to the dutch oven with the vegetables
- Add in the tomato paste and allow to cook for a few minutes to marry the ingredients together
- At this point add in the red wine, the stock and return the meat to the pot to cook. Bring everything to a simmer (light boil)
- Place into the preheated oven to cook for 3hours.
- Each hour remove from oven and stir so any meat on the top will not burn
- Once cooked. Allow to cool slightly so the rib bones can be removed. Please take the time to shred the meat
- Strain out the vegetables and add to the reserved shredded meat. At this point I would recommend removing as much grease from the remaining sauce. As it will detract from the taste, use a fat separator or spoon. I realize this seems like one step too many but the final product makes it worthwhile
- Add all ingredients together to complete the RAGU
- Please cook the chopped kale over medium high heat to wilt. Season with salt and pepper
- Cook pasta as package dictates
- Combine ingredients to finish your dish and top with shaved parmesan
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