Description
A comforting dish featuring tender short ribs braised in sweet apple cider, served with creamy rosemary mashed sweet potatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs beef short ribs
- 2 cups fresh apple cider
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil for searing
Instructions
- Brown the ribs in a Dutch oven over medium heat with olive oil, seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Remove the ribs and sauté onions until translucent, then add minced garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Deglaze the pot with apple cider, scraping up any browned bits.
- Return the ribs to the pot, adding enough cider or beef broth to nearly submerge them and a few sprigs of rosemary.
- Braise in an oven preheated to 300°F (150°C) for about 3 hours until tender.
- Meanwhile, boil sweet potatoes in salted water until fork-tender, then drain and mash with butter, rosemary, and seasonings.
- Serve the ribs with a scoop of mashed sweet potatoes and drizzle with the reduced braising liquid.
Notes
For a vegetarian option, use hearty mushrooms braised in cider instead of short ribs.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Braising and Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: short ribs, apple cider, mashed sweet potatoes, comfort food, autumn recipe