TODAY’S RECIPE: Bistro braised beef with onion sauce
SMART supper. SERVES 4 Ingredients
2 onions, sliced 4 short ribs (2kg) ½ pack thyme 1 garlic bulb, halved A few bay leaves 300ml white wine 50ml red wine vinegar 100ml chicken stock Chips and salad, to serve
Method
1 Heat oven to 160c/140c fan/gas 3. Scatter onions over the base of an ovenproof heavybased saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Add ribs, thyme, garlic, bay leaves, wine, vinegar and stock. Season, cover and braise in the oven for one hour and 30 minutes.
2 Check the ribs and baste in the juices from the pan. Return to the oven for a further two hours and 30 minutes until the ribs are tender, then remove the lid, baste with the sauce and cook for one hour more.
3 Remove the braised ribs and skim the fat from the top of the sauce. If it looks a little thin, reduce the sauce on the hob for five minutes. Serve the ribs with the onion sauce, along with chips and a leafy green salad.
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