Bears Grilled Beef Short Ribs Food

BEAR'S GRILLED BEEF SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Mix chile powder, coriander and cumin.
• Season the ribs with salt and pepper and rub the spice mix all over.
• On a hot, oiled grill, grill the ribs until all sides are well browned.
• Meanwhile, in a medium stock pot, coat with oil and brown onions, carrots, garlic, ginger and chiles.
• Deglaze with wine and reduce by 50 percent.
• Add back the ribs, soy sauces, thyme and water to cover.
• Check for seasoning.
• The flavor of the liquid will be the ultimate flavor of the ribs.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until meat is tender and falling off of the bone.
• Remove ribs from liquid.
• Strain liquid, defat and reduce by 20 percent.
• Return ribs to sauce, keep hot and add scallions and cilantro.

GRILLED BBQ SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Season the short ribs with 1 teaspoon each of the salt and black pepper. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat. When hot, add the short ribs and sear on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the pressure cooker and reserve.
• Lower the heat to medium, add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, sage and thyme and cook until lightly caramelized, 6 to 8 minutes. There should be a fond-- tasty bits from searing the ribs--on the bottom of the pan. Add the red wine and chicken stock and, using a wooden spoon, scrape the bottom of the pressure cooker to get the fond into the sauce. Let the wine reduce for 6 minutes. Add the short ribs back to the pressure cooker and stir well. Add the pressure cooker lid, line up the arrows and, following the manufacturer's instructions, keep over medium heat while the cooker pressurizes. Cook over medium heat until the ribs are tender and almost falling off the bone, 45 minutes. Remove the pressure cooker from the heat and carefully release the steam through the pressure valve on the lid, following the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer the ribs to a plate. Reserve to the side.
• Strain the cooking liquid from the pressure cooker into a small saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until reduced by half, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a separate saute pan, combine the red wine vinegar, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, hot sauce, red pepper flakes, remaining teaspoons each of salt and black pepper and whisk together well. Bring the sauce to a simmer. Add 1 cup of the reduced cooking liquid to the barbecue sauce mixture and cook until thickened, another 5 minutes.
• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Place the short ribs on the grill, baste with the barbecue sauce, and cook until they have started to caramelize, 2 to 3 minutes. Baste the short ribs with the sauce, flip the ribs, and cook until the other sides start to caramelize, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove the short ribs to a cutting board and allow to rest 5 minutes.
• Serve the BBQ short ribs over a bed of Roasted Red Pepper Polenta; drizzle with more barbecue sauce and garnish with sliced scallions, if using. Serve immediately.
• To fire-roast the red peppers, place them over a high flame on a stove-top burner and roast, turning occasionally, until the skins turn black on all sides. Place the peppers in a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap and allow them to steam for 10 minutes. Peel away the blackened skins from the peppers. Cut away the stems and then seed, core and coarsely chop the peppers. Place them in a food processor and puree until smooth; reserve to the side.
• In a heavy bottom medium pot, bring 8 cups water, salt and the roasted red pepper puree to a boil. Add the stone-ground cornmeal in a gentle stream, whisking or stirring vigorously in the same direction as you pour it in. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring continuously for 2 to 3 minutes. Cook the polenta, stirring every few minutes and scraping the bottom of the pan to prevent from sticking for 35 to 40 minutes. When the polenta is thick, glossy and pulling away from the side of the pan, add the Pecorino Romano and butter, stirring quickly to incorporate. Pour the polenta into a medium serving dish and serve immediately.

BEEF SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the short ribs on a sheet pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven and add the fennel, leek, onion, celery and carrots and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and wine, bring to a boil and cook over high heat until the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Tie the rosemary and thyme together with kitchen twine and add to the pot.
• Place the roasted ribs on top of the vegetables in the Dutch oven and add the brown sugar and beef stock. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Cover the Dutch oven and bake for 2 hours or until the meat is very tender.
• Carefully remove the short ribs from the pot and set aside. Discard the herbs and skim the excess fat. Cook the vegetables and sauce over medium heat for 20 minutes, until reduced. Put the ribs back into the pot and heat through. Serve with the vegetables and sauce.

BEAR'S GRILLED BEEF SHORTRIBS WITH AMY'S SWEET POTATO TRUJILLO TAMALES

Steps:

• Mix chile powder, coriander and cumin. Season the ribs with salt and pepper and rub the spice mix all over. On a hot, oiled grill, grill the ribs until all sides are well browned. Meanwhile, in a medium stock pot, coat with oil and brown onions, carrots, garlic, ginger and chiles. Deglaze with wine and reduce by 50 percent. Add back the ribs, soy sauces, thyme and water to cover. Check for seasoning. The flavor of the liquid will be the ultimate flavor of the ribs. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until meat is tender and falling off of the bone. Remove ribs from liquid. Strain liquid and reduce by 20 percent. Return ribs to sauce, keep hot and add scallions and cilantro
• Use a mixer fitted with a paddle at high speed and beat lard with baking powder until fluffy. While still beating, add masa and ginger powder gradually. Slowly add the water and salt. Final consistency should be of soft cake batter and shape should hold a spoon. Test: float a teaspoon of the mix in water. Fold in sweet potatoes*. Fold tamales like usual, and place in a bamboo steamer. Steam until coo
• In a non-stick skillet melt butter and saute the potatoes, shallots and season. Deglaze with wine and reduce completely. Add a little of the stock at a time, waiting for it to be fully absorbed before adding more. Cook until tender-firm. Check for