How to Make the Most Comforting Beef Short Rib Ragu

Julia and test cook Elle Simone unlock the secrets to the ultimate Beef Short Rib Ragu.

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[skipdavis]

looks amazing! i ❤️ when elle presents. she has such a lovely personality, and warm, friendly cadence.

[alanvonau]

0:10 Julia said "Ragù di Manzo e Funghi Porcini". I am very impressed with her Italian 👍👏❤️.

[jeanb.]

Thanks Elle another great recipe..The meat browns perfectly making it not necessary to sear.

[jonnyspace]

fry 1 cup diced onion in the pot
soak 1/2 cup of porchini mushrooms in 1 cup of beef broth then microwave it for 1 min then wait 5 min then strain. Save liquid. then mince mushrooms
add:2 minced garlic, tbsp tomato paste to pot and 3 rinsed and patted dry anchovied
fivespice 1/2 tsp
put 1/2 cup red wine to pot, let reduce by half. Add other ingredients plus 14.5 oz whole peeled tomatoes (chopped)and one more cup of beef broth.
season beef with salt and pepper then add to pot and bake in covered pot for 1 hour. Uncover then cook for 1.5 hrs with no lid
let beef rest then shread it
Skim oil from sauce then add beef back. Serve with polenta.

[keeristdiablo]

Reminds me a lot of the "Grits & Gravy" I grew up with in south Alabama (despite the name, it's actually smothered beef, deer meat, etc., with gravy, served over thick grits).
Only we didn't use porcini mushrooms, but usually "trinity mix", an equal amount of chopped or diced celery, onion, and green bell pepper.

[garypegueros]

I tried this recipe and followed every step. Not as 'saucy' as the video shows, but still really tasty! I partnered it with a Mushroom Risotto. YUM!

[Passionforfoodrecipes]

I would give you folks my normal *ribbing* here with a bad pun...

But in the end I came up *SHORT!*

[KevinBReynolds]

Yeah, that looks really good. But a snow storm? In May?

[zapusama]

Niether of those examples look like any short ribs, I've seen. Please educate me if I'm wrong, also that second (boneless) example does look promising!

[christianhansen]

think i saw this on TV already... only can make repeats but somebody probably hasnt seen it.

[Apathymiller]

Headed to the grocery store right now!

[deany]

How could you alter this for a pasta? More beef broth?

[Kingfisher]

"Best snowstorm meal ever", so funny, it was 104 today. It's not even June. I wonder how it tastes chilled? Do they have a grill method so I don't have to heat the oven. 😂

[deb]

polenta is that creme of wheat, or grits?

[pamzeimet]

I’m gonna make that for my son tomorrow night for a hot date night

[grtgee]

I wanna be in the taste test kitchen plz🙂

[JogBird]

i used to love making beef shortribs, but for some reason the price more than doubled a few years ago so passing now.. actually imported lamb is cheaper than beef so havent eaten beef much at all... of course the workers are still paid slave wages, so the extra cost is going to execs and shareholders

[cherifinkbiner]

90* day in Michigan and we get a winter meal....

[ronvavra]

Try finding short ribs that are as nice as those. Not going to happen in your local super market.

[tony_orto]

Vacuum pack it and you can freeze it for years.