Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 3 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
  • 18 3-to-4 inch pieces meaty beef chuck short ribs
  • 3 3/4 cups beef stock or canned broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped carrots
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions
  • 5 1/4 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt broth
  • 4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Fresh thyme sprigs

Method

  • Mix wine, 1 tablespoon garlic, mustard and red pepper in large glass baking dish.
  • Add short ribs; turn to coat.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally.
  • Preheat oven to 500F.
  • Using tongs, transfer short ribs to large roasting pan; reserve marinade.
  • Sprinkle short ribs with salt and pepper.
  • Roast until brown, turning once, about 30 minutes.
  • Transfer short ribs to large bowl.
  • Place roasting pan over 2 burners.
  • Heat over medium-high heat.
  • Add 1 cup beef stock to pan and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
  • Pour pan juices into bowl with short ribs.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
  • Heat oil in heavy large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat.
  • Add carrots, celery, onions and 2 tablespoons garlic.
  • Saute until vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes.
  • Add short ribs and pan juices, reserved marinade, 2 3/4 cups beef stock, chicken stock, thyme and bay leaves.
  • Bring to boil.
  • Cover pot and place in oven.
  • Bake until ribs are tender, about 2 hours.
  • Using tongs, transfer short ribs to large bowl.
  • Boil cooking liquid until reduced to thin sauce consistency, about 25 minutes.
  • Strain liquid; discard solids and return liquid to pot.
  • Dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup water.
  • Whisk into cooking liquid.
  • Boil until sauce thickens and coats spoon, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes.
  • Season with pepper.
  • Return ribs to pot.
  • Simmer until heated through, 3 minutes.
  • Transfer to platter.
  • Garnish with thyme.