Sumatran Red Short Ribs Of Beef Food

RED RIBS

Steps:

• Whisk together all sauce ingredients and place open in smoker for 60 minutes, whisking every 15 minutes Trim baby-back ribs & remove membrane. Apply HEAVY rub 1 hour before smoking and let the ribs come to room temperature Place on smoker with CLEAN BURNING FIRE at 225 degrees for 1.5 hours. Remove from smoker and apply a light layer of sauce and a little more rub. Seal in tented foil (not tightly wrapped against ribs). Continue to cook at 225 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from smoker and remove foil. Apply light layer of sauce for glaze. Place back in 225 degree smoker for anywhere from half an hour to an hour and a half (checking for doneness) lightly glazing every 20 minutes. Checking for doneness: Remove from smoker when whole rack has a nice bend (when held in the center) without breaking. Apply final layer thick of sauce, place back on smoker for 5 minutes to set glaze.
• A perfectly cooked rib should hold firm, but with a slight tug it bites off the bone clean.

BEEF SHORT RIBS IN CINNAMON & RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan with fitted lid, melt the ghee on medium to high heat.
• Add the cooking oil and the cumin seeds.
• Let the seeds sizzle for 30 seconds.
• Smell the cinnamon bark before adding to the pot.
• If it's very strong, break the bark in ½ and only use half.
• If it's not strong enough, add ½ bark.
• Add the onions& sauté until the onions are medium brown in colour.
• Smell for the cinnamon throughout the cooking process.
• You should smell a mild cinnamon flavour instead of a strong one.
• If cinnamon is the only spice you smell, take out the bark and continue cooking the curry.
• Add the garlic and continue to sauté until garlic is golden brown and onions are a darker brown.
• The darker you sauté the onions without letting them burn, the richer the onion flavour will be in this dish.
• Temporarily lower the heat and add the tomatoes and all of the remaining spices.
• Once you stir the powdered spices in the tomatoes, increase the heat back to medium.
• Stir regularly and continue cooking the spices until the oil/ghee separates from the tomatoes.
• This will take about 10 to 15 minutes.
• If at any time the onions or tomato spice mixture begins to stick to the bottom of the pan or looks like it's about to burn, either lower the heat or add 1 tablespoon of oil or ghee.
• Do not add water.
• This is meant to be a rich curry.
• Stir in the stock and red wine and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the oil/ghee separates from the stock and rises to the top, stirring occasionally.
• Add the short ribs and stir well.
• Bring back to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer the short ribs until the meat completely separates from the bone.
• This will take approximately 4 hours and you will need to stir occasionally.

REALLY GREAT BEEF SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine paprika, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, dry mustard and salt.
• Rub into ribs all over to coat well (I would use plastic gloves for this).
• Cover and marinate in the fridge for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight.
• Heat oil in large Dutch oven or roasting pan.
• Brown ribs well on all sides (this will probably take approximately 15-20 minutes).
• Remove from pan; set aside in a bowl.
• Discard all but a couple of tablespoons of fat from pot.
• Add onions and garlic to pan.
• Cook for 5 minutes or until translucent.
• Add in 2-3 cups barbecue sauce, beer or wine, soy sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, Dijon mustard and chipotles (if using) mix to combine and bring to a boil.
• Place the browned ribs in sauce.
• Cover ribs tightly with heavy-duty foil (make a couple of holes in the foil to allow steam to escape) if your roaster has a lid, then just cover with the lid.
• Bake ribs in a 325°F oven for about 2-1/2- 3 hours or until very tender.

BEEF SHORT RIBS WITH RED CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut 1 head of garlic crosswise in half.
• Place in large pot with ribs, 3 quarts water and quartered onion.
• Bring to boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered until meat is cooked through, about 50 minutes.
• Strain, reserving 6 cups meat broth.
• Discard onion and garlic.
• Reserve ribs.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Wrap remaining head of garlic tightly in foil and place directly on oven rack.
• Place tomatoes and sliced onion on rimmed baking sheet.
• Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast garlic, tomatoes and onion until tender, for about 1 hour.
• Transfer tomatoes and onion to processor.
• Using fingers, squeeze garlic from papery skin into processor.
• Blend until smooth.
• Set tomato sauce aside place quajillo and ancho chilies in medium bowl.
• Add 4 cups reserved meat broth.
• Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to processor and blend until smooth.
• Strain chili sauce into medium blend until smooth.
• Strain chili sauce into medium bowl, pressing on solids in strainer with rubber spatula to exct as much liquid as possible.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add chili ace; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, cumin, oregano and cloves.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add ribs, vinegar and remaining 2 cups meat broth.
• Bring to simmer.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until sauce is thick for about 50 minutes.