Ingredients

  • 4 pounds (8 good-size pieces) bone-in beef short ribs
  • 8 dried arbol chiles
  • 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • Salt and black pepper, preferably freshly ground
  • 1 large white onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 8 ounces full-flavored mushrooms (think wild ones here, or maybe shiitakes), stemmed and quartered
  • 2 cups full-flavored beer (I like Bohemia)
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 head of garlic, cut in half across the center
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice (preferably fire-roasted)
  • 4 cups cooked white beans (homemade or canned-you'll need 3 15-ounce cans), drained

Method

  • Preparation instructions are too long to post on epicurious, but see here:
  • http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/view?recipeID=290
  • Jeff's variation: Cut the amount of meat in half. Increase beans from 4 cups cooked to 5. Add a good handful of soaked dried mushrooms. Decrease beer from 16 to 12 oz, and replace with some of the soaking liquid from the mushrooms.