• Recipe by Marthinus Ferreira

    Red wine-braised short ribs with marrow and parsley

    Serves: 6
    Cooking Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

    Ingredients

    • 2,5kg short ribs
    • 1 tbsp brown sugar
    • 4 tsp red wine vinegar
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
    • 1L (4 cups) red wine
    • 2 onions
    • 1 garlic bulb, halved
    • 4 carrots
    • 3 celery stalks
    • 1kg marrow bones
    • fresh parsley, finely chopped, to serve
    • 12 slices ciabatta, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    Sprinkle the short ribs with brown sugar, red wine vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Brown under the grill until browned all over, about 6 minutes.

    2

    Preheat the oven to 180°C.

    3

    Add the rest of the ingredients to an ovenproof dish.

    4

    Add short ribs, cover with foil and roast for 2 hours.

    5

    Carefully remove the meat and place on a serving plate.

    6

    Strain the pan juices and thicken by reduction.

    7

    Boil the beef marrow bones in salted water, about 20 minutes. Kief slightly and shake the marrow from the bones.

    8

    Toast the ciabatta.

    9

    Top the ciabatta with bone marrow and ribs, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

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