Thursday, November 08, 2007

Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood

After several days of surviving largely on chicken broth, I thought that peaked Fellow Traveler needed some more substantial eats. Plus, it's cold and snowy -- yes, snowy; time for something hearty.

So I pulled some beef short ribs out of the freezer. After thawing them and seasoning them with salt, pepper and mixed herbs -- I wanted thyme, couldn't find any because I'd left my bottle at The Other Domicile -- I browned them in olive oil; took my time until they were nicely browned and caramelized.

After removing the short ribs from the pan I poured off some of the oil and added a mirepoix -- a fine dice of maybe 2 cups of onion, 1/2 cup of celery and 1/2 cup of carrots -- sauteeing it while scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. When the vegetables were soft, I returned the short ribs to the pan and added a can of beef broth, 2 garlic cloves, more seasoning and about 1/4 cup of fresh parsley.

After heating up this mixture on low for a bit, I transferred it to a crockpot and refrigerated it overnight. The next day, Fellow Traveler put the crockpot on low and let the mixture simmer all day. Served over some homestyle noodles -- what a feast. And -- today after work I added some chopped tomato, extra onion, celery, parsley and broth to the leftovers, and made a terrific soup.

2 comments:

j said...

Waiting on your Friday Five, I caught up on your recent prolific blogging. I do so love your blog! I could have added this comment to any of the posts on this page, but it's here, and I eagerly await the Friday Five. (Your descriptions of the Leelanau Peninsula made me drool--there's no better time to be there than RIGHT NOW!)

Dr. Laura Marie Grimes said...

Ooh, that sounds so yummy. I'm jealous (also of the couples' retreat--what a fantastic idea).