Red Wine Braised Short Ribs

• 8 lbs beef short ribs, bones intact
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1.5 (750 ml) bottles dry red wine
• 1 (750 ml) bottle port wine (or another bottle of red wine)
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 leek, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 turnips, chopped
• 2 celery root, chopped (celeriac)
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 10 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• 1 bunch fresh rosemary
• 1 bunch fresh parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon salt

1. Season the short ribs with salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over high heat.
3. Sear ribs, in batches, on all sides until well browned.
4. Remove ribs and set aside.
5. Add a couple of cups of wine into the Dutch oven to deglaze pan, scraping all the brown bits that my have stuck to the pan.
6. Pour out and reserve.
7. Preheat oven to 350F Wipe out pan and add 5 tablespoons oil and the onions, leeks, carrots, turnips, celery root, celery, and garlic.
8. Brown over medium heat, then add tomato paste and cook 5 minutes more.
9. Add the herbs and return the short ribs.
10. Also add the deglazing liquid, the rest of the wine, the port, peppercorns, and 1 tablespoon salt.
11. Add enough water to cover contents by at least 1 inch.
12. Cover pot with aluminum foil and place in oven for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat easily separates from the bone.
13. Remove meat and cover tightly with the foil.
14. Over high heat, reduce the braising liquid by about 80%, it will be dark and syrupy.
15. Strain.

beef short ribs, salt, vegetable oil, red wine, port wine, onions, carrots, celery root, celery, garlic, tomato paste, thyme, rosemary, parsley, bay leaves, black peppercorns, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/red-wine-braised-short-ribs-364301 (may not work)