Braised Short Ribs

I got an Instant Pot for Christmas this year, and I never think to use it. Until today when my husband was craving braised short ribs. I figured I could try it in the pressure cooker and save some time, instead of 4 hours in the oven. I was nervous it wouldn't come out right, but man was I wrong. THESE WERE BOMB! I used a cheap bottle of 2 buck chuck and you would never have guessed. These were restaurant quality, they tasted and smelled amazing, the meat just fell off the bone and the sauce was heavenly! This will be a popular dish this coming holiday season.

Ingredients:

8 bone-in Beef Short Ribs , 2-inch pieces

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp ground Black Pepper

2 cups Beef Broth (low sodium)

1 cup Onion , peeled, and finely chopped

2 Carrots , peeled, and finely chopped

2 Celery stalks , cut into thin slices

2 tsp Garlic

2 cups Cabernet Sauvignon

2 tbsp Tomato Paste

2 sprig Thyme

2 Bay Leaves

1 sprig Rosemary

2 sprigs Parsley

Instructions:

1. Season the short ribs evenly on all sides with salt and pepper.

2. Brown the ribs over a medium high heat in a cast iron skillet using a little olive oil if needed (or using the saute function on your pressure cooker) to get them brown on all sides.

3. Saute the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic for two to three minutes by using the saute function in your Instant Pot. When done turn off the saute function in the pressure cooker.

4. Add the beef broth, red wine, and tomato paste to pot with the vegetables and deglaze the pot to ensure that the bottom of the pot is clean.

5. Add back the short ribs along with the bay leaves, rosemary, and thyme and parsley.

6. Lock the lid, turn the steam vent to 'sealing' and using the 'pressure cook' button. Adjust it to cook for 40 minutes at high pressure then let it do a natural pressure release for 15 minutes.

7. Release any remaining pressure and open the lid and remove the beef ribs carefully from the sauce so that the meat stays on the bone and cover with foil to keep warm.

8. Strain the herbs and vegetables out of the sauce then simmer using the saute setting for five minutes or so to reduce the sauce.

9. Serve beef short ribs with the sauce over the top, along with any sides you want!