Braised Shortribs With Orange And Olive Salad Food

ORANGE-BRAISED FENNEL WITH HAZELNUTS

Steps:

• Cut each fennel stalk bulb into 6 wedges of equal size. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the fennel and shallots and saute for 4 minutes. Add the orange zest, orange juice, broth, and salt and pepper to taste, and bring to a simmer. Lower the heat, cover, and cook, stirring from time to time, for 45 minutes, or until the fennel is meltingly tender. Remove from the heat and stir in the hazelnuts. Serve hot or at room temperature.

BRAISED SPARE RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Season flour with salt and pepper and dust ribs with it. Knock off any remaining flour and heat up oil. Brown ribs in oil and set aside.
• Saute, over low heat, the onions and garlic until translucent. Add spices and stir. Add the puree, red wine vinegar, and beef stock and bring to a simmer. Place ribs in braising pan and cover with the seasoned beef stock and veal stock. Cover with foil. Place in the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until ribs are tender.

BRAISED SHORTRIBS WITH ROASTED RIBSTEAK AND HORSERADISH DRESSED FRISEE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and marinate the shortribs for 24 hours, turning 2 or 3 times. Remove the ribs from marinade. Sear in 1 ounce olive oil on the 3 sides without the bone.
• Transfer the shortribs and marinade to a suitable size baking dish and add the veal stock to cover the meat. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 325 degree F oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender.
• Remove the meat from the liquid and strain the sauce, discarding the solids. Reduce the liquid by one third until thickened to a sauce consistency. Hold warm.
• Pulse the horseradish in a bar blender and add the creme fraiche. Let steep overnight. The next day, pass through a chinois, season with salt and pepper. Discard solids. In a small mixing bowl, combine the creme fraiche with a few drops of the lemon juice. Add the frissee and mix well, season with salt and pepper.
• Season the steak with salt and pepper. Sear in a hot saute pan in the olive oil for 30 seconds on each of the four sides, until well browned but rare in the middle. Transfer to a wire rack to rest the meat.
• Cook the vegetables over medium heat in the olive oil, adding the carrots and turnips first, zucchini last. Add the thyme and garlic and cook until the vegetables are lightly caramelized.
• Remove garlic and thyme and hold warm.
• Assembly: Slice the ribsteak into fourteen open slices, seven for each plate. Put one shortrib on each plate, discarding any excess fat. Divide the frissee salad between the two plates, and place between the two meats. Sprinkle the root vegetables over the ribs. Sauce both plates using the reduced braising liquid.

BRAISED SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Season each short rib generously with salt. Coat a pot large enough to accommodate all the meat and vegetables with olive oil and bring to a high heat. Add the short ribs to the pan and brown very well, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Do not overcrowd pan. Cook in batches, if necessary.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• While the short ribs are browning, puree all the vegetables and garlic in the food processor until it forms a coarse paste. When the short ribs are very brown on all sides, remove them from the pan. Drain the fat, coat the bottom of same pan with fresh oil and add the pureed vegetables. Season the vegetables generously with salt and brown until they are very dark and a crud has formed on the bottom of the pan, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Scrape the crud and let it reform. Scrape the crud again and add the tomato paste. Brown the tomato paste for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the wine and scrape the bottom of the pan. Lower the heat if things start to burn. Reduce the mixture by half.
• Return the short ribs to the pan and add 2 cups water or until the water has just about covered the meat. Add the thyme bundle and bay leaves. Cover the pan and place in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Check periodically during the cooking process and add more water, if needed. Turn the ribs over halfway through the cooking time. Remove the lid during the last 20 minutes of cooking to let things get nice and brown and to let the sauce reduce. When done the meat should be very tender but not falling apart. Serve with the braising liquid.

BRAISED SHORT RIBS WITH ORANGE GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle ribs with 1/2 tsp of the salt and all the pepper. In a 4 to 5 quart ovenproof pot, brown ribs on all sides in hot oil over medium high heat. Set ribs aside; discard all but 1 TB drippings from pot. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add carrots and garlic to pot; cook and stir about 10 minutes or until carrots are just tender.
• Return the ribs to the pot. Add broth, wine, thyme, bay leaf and remaining 1/2 tsp of salt. Bring to boiling; remove from heat. Over pot; transfer to oven. Bake for 2 hours or until meat is very tender, adding frozen onions during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
• Transfer ribs to a large, deep serving platter; cover and keep warm. Skim fat from cooking liquid; discard bay leaf and any bones that have fallen off ribs. If cooking liquid is too thin to serve as a sauce, bring to boiling and cook uncovered for 5 minutes to reduce slightly to about 2 1/2 cups. Whisk in mustard and horseradish. Pour sauce over ribs.
• To make orange gremolata combine two tablespoons snipped fresh italian parsley; 2 cloves minced garlic and 2 tsp finely shredded orange peel. Top the ribs with the orange gremolata.