Rick S Grill Braised Short Ribs With Arbol Chiles White Beans Mushrooms And Beer Recipe

Ingredients

4 pounds (8 good-size pieces) bone-in beef short ribs

8 dried arbol chiles

2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil

Salt and black pepper, preferably freshly ground

1 large white onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

8 ounces full-flavored mushrooms (think wild ones here, or maybe shiitakes), stemmed and quartered

2 cups full-flavored beer (I like Bohemia)

2 cups beef broth

1 head of garlic, cut in half across the center

3 sprigs fresh thyme

One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice (preferably fire-roasted)

4 cups cooked white beans (homemade or canned-you’ll need 3 15-ounce cans), drained

Preparation

Preparation instructions are too long to post on epicurious, but see here:

http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/view?recipeID=290

Jeff’s variation: Cut the amount of meat in half. Increase beans from 4 cups cooked to 5. Add a good handful of soaked dried mushrooms. Decrease beer from 16 to 12 oz, and replace with some of the soaking liquid from the mushrooms.