Roast beef short ribs with braised cannellini beans

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Allow a set of 3 beef short ribs -; per person
; cleaned and trimmed but left intact
1 Carrot
1 medium Onion
3 Sticks celery
2 Leeks
250 grams Pancetta
5 Bay leaves
1 Sprig rosemary
1 Sprig thyme
1 Head garlic
½ cup Extra virgin olive oil + a little more
; for roasting ribs
1 kilograms Dried cannellini beans; (soaked in plenty of
; water overnight)
Salt and pepper
1½ litre Chicken stock
125 grams Unsalted butter

Directions

1. Dice the carrot, onion, celery and leek into a 2cm mirepoix. Cut pancetta into 1cm dice. Finely chop the rosemary and thyme. Crush garlic and store in olive oil. Strain the beans and rinse.

2. Strain the garlic and set aside. Pour oil into a large heavy bottomed pot and heat with the butter and sweat the mirepoix, pancetta, herbs and pepper for 5-6 minutes. Add beans and top up with chicken stock (and water if needed). Cover pot and simmer until beans are al dente. Add garlic and salt to taste. Strain beans from liquid, setting both aside to cool. When cool, combine back together until needed.

4. Pre-heat oven to 250deg.C. Rub the ribs with oil, set in a roasting pan and cook in oven for about 15-20 minutes. Take out of the oven and rest in a warm spot for 15 minutes, season and serve on the warm braised cannellini beans.

NOTE: Pancetta is salty, do not over season.

Recipe by Stefano Manfredi, Bel Mondo Restaurant, 12-24 Argyle Street, The Rocks, Sydney.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1752 Calories (kcal); 125g Total Fat; (66% calories from fat); 82g Protein; 59g Carbohydrate; 449mg Cholesterol; 20538mg Sodium Food Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 10 Lean Meat; 9 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 20½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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