Guiness-braised Short Ribs

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 1/4 lbs beef short ribs with bones, lean (about 5 ribs)
• kosher salt
• olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 2 (12 ounce) cans guinness stout
• cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 3 fresh bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 add olive oil to a large, heavy-bottomed pot, and set the heat to medium high. put the short ribs in the pot.
• 2 sprinkle the ribs with a little kosher salt, and brown them evenly on all four sides. each should have a crust.
• 3 add onion and celery and stir to distribute them.
• 4 add guiness and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits.
• 5 add bay leaves, black pepper, and garlic powder, and stir to combine.
• 6 increase the heat to high until the liquid comes to a boil.
• 7 lower the heat to low, and cover the pot tightly.
• 8 check after about 15 minutes to be sure the liquid is at a low bubble; decrease the heat further if boiling more rapidly.
• 9 cook at this low bubble for about 3 hours (or in 300 degree oven for about 2-1/2 hours).
• 10 skim off extra fat from the top of the mix when cooking is finished.
• 11 serve as desired, perhaps with sauerkraut and noodles or baked potatoes.