Braised Short Ribs
here is a recipe of braised short ribs for about 10
people
INGREDIENTS
    2 tablespoons olive oil, for sautéing
    6 pounds beef short ribs, bone-in, cut into 3-4 inch
pieces
    Salt & pepper
    1 large onion, peeled and medium diced
    1 medium carrot, peeled and medium diced
    1 celery stalk, medium diced
    6 cloves garlic, peeled
    1 sprig thyme
    1 sprig rosemary
    1 bay leaf
    1 sprig sage
    2 cups red wine
    3 cups beef broth
    28 oz. can diced tomatoes

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a 5-quart heavy
saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil until
smoking. Season the ribs with salt and pepper. Working
in batches, add ribs to the pot and brown well on each
side. Transfer the ribs as they are browned to a large
plate or bowl.

Pour off any excess fat that has accumulated, leaving
about 2 tablespoons of fat in the bottom of the pot.
Add the chopped onion, carrot, celery and garlic, and
cook over medium-low heat until the vegetables have
softened, about 10 minutes. Add the wine, herbs, beef
broth and diced tomatoes. Return the beef to the pot
with the liquid. Bring all to a boil, stirring the
bottom of the pot, scraping up any browned bits.

Cover the pot and transfer to the oven. Bake until the
ribs are very tender, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. When
ribs are fork tender, remove from pot and keep lightly
covered. Strain the vegetables out of the broth and
discard, reserving the sauce and skimming off as much
fat as possible. Return the sauce to the saucepan. You
should have approximately 3 cups of sauce at this
point. Bring the broth to a boil, and reduce to a
simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes, until the sauce
just coats the back of a spoon. You should have about
2 cups of sauce left. Taste for salt & pepper and
adjust seasonings. Add ribs back to the pot, or pour
sauce over the ribs on your serving platter.

* If made the day before, you can refrigerate the
strained sauce, thereby making it easy to remove all
the fat from the surface.