Island Braised Short Ribs

czwartek, 13 lutego 2014

5 lbs extra-lean short rib of beef, cut across bone in twelve 3- to 4-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
3 large leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced
2 cups mango nectar, plus
3 tablespoons mango nectar
1/2 cup tequila
1/2 cup beef broth
1 canned chipotle chile in adobo, chopped
1 large scallion, chopped

1 Heat oven to 325 degrees.
2 Season ribs with salt and pepper. Heat nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, brown ribs, 7 to 10 minutes. Put in large deep ovenproof pot.
3 Drain the fat from skillet, and then heat the oil over medium-high. Add leeks; saute until browned, 8 minutes. Add 2 cups nectar, tequila, broth and chipotle; simmer 1 minute. Pour over the ribs.
4 Bake, covered, in 325 degree oven 3 hours or until the ribs are very tender; turn ribs over every 45 minutes.
5 Remove pot from oven. Let ribs cool in sauce, uncovered, 30 minutes. Remove ribs from sauce and refrigerate, covered, overnight.
6 To serve, discard fat from sauce. Add remaining 3 tablespoons nectar and ribs to sauce. Reheat over medium heat, 20 minutes. Top with scallion.

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