beef essentials: asian seasoned short ribs

How To Make beef essentials: asian seasoned short ribs

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  Step 1
  PREP/PREPARE
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  Step 2
  THE SAUCE
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  Step 3
  Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
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  Step 4
  Cut the lemon grass into several sections, and them smash with a kitchen hammer, or heavy-bottom pan.
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  Step 5
  Add all the ingredients for the sauce into a small saucepan, over medium heat.
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  Step 6
  Bring the sauce up to a light simmer, continue simmering for 5 minutes, and then remove from the heat, and reserve.
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  Step 7
  THE RIBS
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  Step 8
  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  Step 9
  Add the grapeseed, and sesame oil to a heavy-bottom, ovenproof pot, over medium-high heat.
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  Step 10
  Chef’s Note: This pot will be going into the oven, so it needs a tight-fitting lid.
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  Step 11
  While the oil is heating up, pat the beef short ribs dry with a paper towel.
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  Step 12
  Add the short ribs in batches to hot oil, and brown all sides.
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  Step 13
  Chef’s Note: If you want to kick this dish up a bit, use hot sesame oil; instead of regular.
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  Step 14
  Chef’s Tip: Don’t overcrowd the pan, you’ll wind up steaming the ribs; instead of searing them. You want a nice sear.
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  Step 15
  Place a rack in the bottom position, and preheat the oven to 275f (135c).
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  Step 16
  Remove from the heat, and return all the short ribs to the pot, bone side up.
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  Step 17
  Pour the reserved sauce over the ribs.
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  Step 18
  Return the pot to medium heat, and bring the liquid up to a simmer.
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  Step 19
  Tightly cover, and place into the preheated oven, until the short ribs are fork tender, about 2.5 – 3 hours.
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  Step 20
  Remove the short ribs from the pot, strain the sauce, and defat.
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  Step 21
  Add the strained/defatted sauce to a small saucepan, bring up to a light simmer, and add the lime juice. Then remove from the heat.
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  Step 22
  Chef's Tip: If you want a thicker sauce, take a tablespoon of flour, or cornstarch, and mix with a bit of water to make a slurry, then add it to the simmering sauce.
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  Step 23
  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Step 24
  Serve home style with the ribs, rice, and sauce in separate bowls, or plate the ribs over rice, drizzle on some sauce, and sprinkle with some toasted sesame seeds. Enjoy.
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  Step 25
  Chef’s Tip: You might want to have some additional tamari sauce, and sesame oil on hand for your guests to use.
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  Step 26
  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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