• Add a touch of Mediterranean flavours to your next roast with these slow-braised beef short ribs, which simply melt in the mouth.

    Braised beef short ribs

    Serves: 6
    Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins

    Ingredients

    • 1kg beef short ribs
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
    • 4 garlic cloves, thickly sliced
    • 6 sprigs of fresh rosemary
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh rosemary, chopped
    • 5 sprigs of fresh oregano
    • 5ml (1 tsp) dried oregano
    • juice of 2 lemons
    • 125ml (½ cup) dry white wine
    • 2 red onions, quartered
    • 1 whole garlic bulb, skin on, broken
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C.

    2

    Place the beef short ribs in a large baking tray. Add the olive oil, garlic cloves, rosemary sprigs, chopped rosemary, oregano sprigs, dried oregano, lemon juice, wine, onions and whole garlic.

    3

    Season, cover with foil and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes lower the temperature to 180°C and carry on roasting for 1 hour.

    4

    After an hour, remove the foil, adjust the seasoning and roast for the remaining 20 minutes.

    5

    Remove from the oven and rest for 5 minutes before serving. A rustic mash is delicious with the tender beef.

    Notes

    Cook's tip: For even more Mediterranean flavour, add some of the soft, roasted garlic to the rustic mashed potato and scatter with plenty of roughly chopped parsley.

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