Ingredients for - Short Ribs Braised with Mushrooms and Tomatoes

1. Dried porcini mushrooms ½ cup
2. Water ½ cup
3. Beef short ribs 2 ½ pounds
4. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 ½ pounds
5. Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons
6. Onion, sliced 1
7. Garlic, minced 2 cloves
8. Beef broth 2 cups
9. Tomato sauce 1 cup
10. Dried rosemary 1 teaspoon
11. Salt ½ teaspoon
12. Cayenne pepper 1 pinch
13. Bay leaf 1

How to cook deliciously - Short Ribs Braised with Mushrooms and Tomatoes

1 . Stage

Combine mushrooms and water in a bowl; soak until mushrooms are rehydrated, about 30 minutes. Drain mushrooms and reserve liquid; dice mushrooms.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Season short ribs all over with salt and black pepper.

4 . Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook short ribs in hot oil until browned on all sides, 7 to 12 minutes. Transfer ribs to a Dutch oven.

5 . Stage

Return skillet to heat and saute onion with a pinch of salt in hot pan until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Stir mushrooms into onion mixture.

6 . Stage

Pour reserved mushroom liquid into skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir beef broth, tomato sauce, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf into onion mixture.

7 . Stage

Pour tomato mixture over short ribs into Dutch oven and cover Dutch oven with a lid.

8 . Stage

Cook short ribs in the preheated oven until short ribs are fork-tender, about 2 hours.