Wine Braised Country Style Beef Ribs
Prep Time: 5 minutes (plus 1 hour to marinate) | Cook Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes | Total Time: 2 hours, 55 minutes (plus 1 hour to marinate) | Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- ½ cup Simply Nature Organic 100% Apple Juice
- ¼ cup Simply Nature Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
- ½ cup Bridge Road Vineyards Merlot
- 3 pounds Black Angus Beef Country Style Ribs
- 1 tablespoon Carlini Vegetable Oil
- 1 tablespoon Carlini Pure Olive Oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 3 small carrots, peeled and cut on a bias
- 2 cups peeled and chopped butternut squash
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped thyme
- 1 cup Simply Nature Organic Beef Broth
- 2 small bay leaves
- pinch of Stonemill Crushed Red Pepper
- ground Stonemill Sea Salt Grinder, to taste
- ground Stonemill Peppercorn Grinder, to taste
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- In a resealable plastic bag, combine apple juice, vinegar, wine and beef. Marinate in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Heat vegetable oil in braiser over medium-high heat. Remove ribs from marinade, reserving marinade. Pat ribs dry and sear ribs on both sides until browned. Remove ribs and reserve.
- Heat olive oil over medium high-heat. Add onions, carrots and squash; cook for 10 minutes, scraping brown bits from bottom of braiser. Add garlic and thyme and cook for 5 minutes.
- Deglaze braiser with reserved marinade and beef broth. Add bay leaves and crushed red pepper. Add ribs back into braiser and cover. Place in oven for 2½ hours or until ribs are tender.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Courtesy of Chef Audrey, ALDI Test Kitchen