Kalops (swedish Braised Short Ribs)

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 3 lbs beef short ribs
• 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice, whole
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 about 2 1/2 hours before serving, heat dutch oven until very hot. add butter, then short ribs. cook over high heat until ribs are very well browned on all sides, about 20 minutes.
• 2 to ribs, add onion slices; push them down into fat around ribs, then cook a minute or so, until browned. now add salt, pepper, 1 teaspoons sugar, allspice, bay leaves, and 1 cup water. cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is very tender.
• 3 remove ribs to heated platter and keep warm. skim about 1/4 fat from surface of gravy; also remove allspice and bay leaves. stir 1/4 cup water into flour until smooth; slowly add, stirring, to gravy; cook until thickened. stir in heavy cream, 1 teaspoons sugar, and enough water to make gravy as you like it, bring to a boil; then pour over ribs and serve.