Description
Chef suzanne tracht, whose restaurant jar has received myriad honors since opening in 2001, has become nationally known for her pot roast.the beef is an unusual cut: a denuded short rib, which is a big piece of short rib with the bones and exterior fat removed. It can be ordered from a butcher; alternatively, costco sells boneless short ribs sliced into portions. Serving options: serve with caramelized onions, roasted carrots, horseradish cream. Ingredients & recipes noted below. From the wsj http://online.wsj.com/article/sb123819733281561707.html?mod=slideshow_overlay_mod#articletabs%3darticle
allow more time if you are using some of her serving suggestions. These can be done while the meat is cooking. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- Canola Oil
- Kosher Salt
- Rib
- Carrots
- Onion
- Celery
- Leek
- Bulb Of Garlic
- Bay Leaf
- Sherry Wine
- Chicken Stock
- Parsley
- Caramelized Onion
- Onions
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Carrot
- Fresh Thyme Leave
- Horseradish Sauce
- Sour Cream
- Horseradish
- Prepared Horseradish
- Ground Black Pepper
- Heavy Cream
- Tabasco Sauce
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Lemon
Instructions
- Set rack to the lower third of the oven
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Dry beef with paper towels, season with salt and pepper
- Set a dutch oven on high heat until it is very hot
- Add oil and heat until just smoking
- Sear beef until it is a deep, rich brown, about 3 to 5 minutes a side
- Remove beef from pot
- Discard all but a teaspoon of fat
- Add sherry to pot and reduce by half, about 4 minutes, while scraping up flavorful brown bits with a wooden spoon
- Put all vegetables into pot and cook until slightly soft, about 5 minutes
- Add bay leaf and beef, with any accumulated juices, then pour on chicken stock until the beef is three-quarters covered
- Cover pot with tin foil or a tight-fitting lid and place in oven
- Check after 15 minutes to make sure liquid is simmering lightly
- Adjust heat as needed
- Continue cooking for a total of three hours
- Allow the meat to cool in the liquid
- When cool, degrease, either by using a degreasing pitcher or by chilling in the refrigerator and removing most of the hardened fat from the surface of the liquid
- To serve, place a colander over a large bowl
- Remove meat from liquid
- Strain the liquid, pressing down on vegetables to remove all the juice
- Discard vegetables
- Return the meat to the liquid and reheat
- Cut meat into portions and place each in a pasta dish
- Spoon a generous portion of the braising liquid around the beef
- Top with a spoonful of caramelized onions and a roasted carrot
- Sprinkle with parsley
- Serving options: serve with caramelized onions, roasted carrots, horseradish cream
- Recipes
- Caramelized onions
- Heat a fry pan until very hot
- Add oil, then the onions
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and, using tongs, toss occasionally
- Cook for about 10 minutes until onions are golden brown and very soft
- If onions begin to burn, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water, reduce heat and continue cooking
- Roasted carrots
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Heat a fry pan until very hot
- Add oil, then the carrots
- Add thyme, salt and pepper
- Agitate the pan to allow the carrots to brown slightly on all sides, about 2 minutes
- Move pan to oven and roast for about 20 minutes, until carrots are tender
- Creamy horseradish sauce
- In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients
- Taste
- Add more fresh and prepared horseradish, lemon and tabasco to taste
- Refrigerate
