It is West Wednesday and Chef Brian West is showing you how to make a hearty meal using just one dish. He's teaching you how to make one of his famous recipes, a pot roast.
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Braised short ribs recipe:
2 lb beef top round
1 Tablespoon salt
1 1/2 Tablespoon black pepper
2 oz vegetable oil
16 oz large dice Mirepoix (50% onions, 25%carrot 25% celery)
4 oz tomato paste
8 oz red wine
40 fl oz brown veal stock (as Needed)
3 fl oz Brandy
2 bay leaves
2 thyme springs
1. Season Beef and sear-rondeau-remove and set aside until needed
2. Mirepoix and Saute until golden-paste-golden
3. De-glaze with red wine and reduce by 1/2
4. Add seared Beef and stock simmer-covered in a -275 F oven-1.5 hours skim/degrease-sachet-cover back in the oven until fork tender-reduce season to taste
5. You may have to thicken with a roux or slurry