Short Ribs

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms
1/2 cup water
2 1/2 pounds beef short ribs
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup beef stock

1 Cup red wine Cabernet Sauvignon; OR you can substitute with additional beef stock, or grape, pomegranate, or cranberry juice

2 1/2 cups (4 medium) carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup (2 stalks) celery, sliced

1 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf

Directions

Combine mushrooms and water in a bowl; soak until mushrooms are rehydrated, about 30 minutes. Drain mushrooms and reserve liquid; dice mushrooms.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Season short ribs all over with salt and black pepper.
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook short ribs in hot oil until browned on all sides, 7 to 12 minutes. Transfer ribs to a Dutch oven.
Return skillet to heat and saute the onion with a pinch of salt in a hot pan until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Stir mushrooms into onion mixture.
Pour reserved mushroom liquid into skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir beef broth, tomato sauce, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf into onion mixture.
Add the carrots and celery to the ribs and pour tomato mixture over them into a Dutch oven and cover Dutch oven with a lid.
Cook short ribs in the preheated oven until short ribs are fork-tender, about 2 + hours.