How to Make the Most Comforting Beef Short Rib Ragu
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I’m gonna make that for my son tomorrow night for a hot date night
fry 1 cup diced onion in the pot
soak 1/2 cup of porchini mushrooms in 1 cup of beef broth then microwave it for 1 min then wait 5 min then strain. Save liquid. then mince mushrooms
add:2 minced garlic, tbsp tomato paste to pot and 3 rinsed and patted dry anchovied
fivespice 1/2 tsp
put 1/2 cup red wine to pot, let reduce by half. Add other ingredients plus 14.5 oz whole peeled tomatoes (chopped)and one more cup of beef broth.
season beef with salt and pepper then add to pot and bake in covered pot for 1 hour. Uncover then cook for 1.5 hrs with no lid
let beef rest then shread it
Skim oil from sauce then add beef back. Serve with polenta.
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So the ribs of a cow come from the shoulder of a cow… alrighty then.
How could you alter this for a pasta? More beef broth?
Does everyone on ATK get bonuses for their overuse of the word umami?
I tried this recipe and followed every step. Not as 'saucy' as the video shows, but still really tasty! I partnered it with a Mushroom Risotto. YUM!
Vacuum pack it and you can freeze it for years.
Hurray for Elle!
Love these recipes, Thanks
Pulled beef tacos!
Reminds me a lot of the "Grits & Gravy" I grew up with in south Alabama (despite the name, it's actually smothered beef, deer meat, etc., with gravy, served over thick grits).
Only we didn't use porcini mushrooms, but usually "trinity mix", an equal amount of chopped or diced celery, onion, and green bell pepper.
"Best snowstorm meal ever", so funny, it was 104 today. It's not even June. I wonder how it tastes chilled? Do they have a grill method so I don't have to heat the oven. 😂
Ohhh this is going to be gooood
Why is Julia in this video? Elle is very good on her own. And, Julia is that ever'present chatty neighbor who can't not speak the obvious. Elle has command of her subject matter. Julia comes off as a know-it-all.
WTH? Only 3 days stored fresh in the fridge? Haha that's nonsense.
looks amazing! i ❤️ when elle presents. she has such a lovely personality, and warm, friendly cadence.
Boneless short ribs are not short ribs with the bone removed… it's a different cut of beef, which is why they taste different
Try finding short ribs that are as nice as those. Not going to happen in your local super market.
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Is it even italian at that point.. 5 Spice?
Headed to the grocery store right now!
Sorry I have cooked in Italy. Adding five spice and anchovies is wrong. Also meat should be browned first removed and onions added and browned that will help release the caramelized bits (fond) on the bottom of the pot. Then a hot spot cleared to caramelize the tomato paste.
think i saw this on TV already… only can make repeats but somebody probably hasnt seen it.
90* day in Michigan and we get a winter meal….
0:10 Julia said "Ragù di Manzo e Funghi Porcini". I am very impressed with her Italian 👍👏❤️.
Yeah, that looks really good. But a snow storm? In May?
polenta is that creme of wheat, or grits?
Rogout, you mean…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragout