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To be a lush chef, does not mean to drink in excess - this can result in scary fires and bad dishes. A lush chef is one who enjoys gourmet cooking/baking, often with fresh ingredients and the smart use of one's home bar. If there happens to be half a bottle of beer, a glass of wine, or a sip of brandy left over...well, one cannot be wasteful. I give you permission to imbibe.

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Mar 9, 2011

Beef & Guinness Short Ribs

1:00 PM


Libations used: 1 pint of Guinness or dark stout
Libations left over: None, but crack open another pint!
This is a dish to make your Irish descendants proud and your friends' tummies happy.  I was working a late night at home, with "Private Chefs of Beverly Hills" playing in the background.  When I saw the Irish Chef Stuart making this dish, I just knew I had to try it for myself.  I served this with some truffle mashed potatoes and those divine Chocolate & Pretzel-Covered Beer Marshmallows I made earlier this week (thank goodness I didn't eat them all).  A note for the next time I make this dish - leave the meat on the bone.  I think it'll make for a prettier presentation, and since the meat is braising for so long, it's sure to fall right off the bone. 

Beef & Guinness Short Ribs - Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
  • 3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 lbs. boneless beef short ribs, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces.  
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 2 cups beef stock, divided
  • 1 pint Guinness
- Preheat the oven to 380F.
- Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven over med-high heat.
- Season the short ribs with salt and pepper, to taste, and sear in the dutch oven until brown (about 5 min per side).
- Remove meat from pan and set aside.  
- Add onions and garlic to dutch oven and saute, until lightly browned.  Scrape any brown bits from bottom of pan.
- Add carrots and celery and cook for 5 more minutes.  
- Add 1 cup of beef stock and scrape bottom of pan to remove any more browned bits.  
- Return meat to dutch oven along with remaining stock and beer.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.  Bring the stew to a simmer and cook uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Cover and braise in the oven for 2 hours.
- Crack open a Guinness and enjoy, while the savory smells fill your apartment/home...




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