I was watching Diner, Drive ins and Dives the other night and as I regularly do watched a chef cook something I knew I needed to try and make. Dr. Pepper braised short ribs with celery root puree. I watched and re watched the feature and wrote down some notes. I went to the internet and researched a few recipes for a basis of how I was going to try. There are not a whole lot of recipes for Dr Pepper braised short ribs. There are a ton for celery root puree which is good because I have never handled cooked or eaten celery root in any form. In an attempt at balance for what thought would be a little sweet short ribs I decided to make a spicy variation on my collard greens using a smoky bourbon to give it depth. I omitted the ham and/ or bacon I usually use in collards since the short ribs were all ready going to be rich enough. Finally I topped it with fresh grated horseradish root like the chef did on Triple D!

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Dr. Pepper braised short ribs

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time4 hours hrs

Total Time4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4

Equipment

• Enameled Dutch Oven

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Boneless short ribs
• 1 Each Sweet onion diced
• 1 Each Celery stalk diced
• 1 Each Large carrot diced
• 4 Cloves Garlic minced
• 2 Tbls Tomato paste
• 1 Tbls Mollases
• 2 Tbls Soy sauce
• 3 Each Cloves
• 1 Tsp Smoked hot paprika
• 1 Cup Beef stock
• 3 Cups Dr. Pepper
• 2 Tbls Canola oil

Instructions

• Pre Heat oven to 300 Degrees
• Salt and pepper all sides of the short ribs pieces
• Heat dutch oven to very hot and add oil
• Sear short ribs on all sides about 5 minutes per side
  
• Remove short ribs from dutch oven
• Add celery, onion and carrots sautee until onions soft
• Add garlic sautee until fragrant
• Add tomato paste and sautee about 2 minutes
• Deglaze pan with the beef stock scraping up the bits (fond) on bottom of pan
• Add soy sauce, mollases, Dr. Pepper, cloves, and paprika. Bring to boil
• Add short ribs back into dutch oven then remove from heat cover tightly and move to oven
• Cook in oven for 3 and a half hours. Make sure the short ribs are not fully immersed in liguid. If they are remove some liquid but save for later. Turn the short ribs every 30 minutes.
• Around 3 and a half hours check to make sure short ribs are very tender. Remove from oven. Remove short ribs from dutch oven.
  
• Strain remaining liquid and mirepoix through fine mesh strainer
• Using any technique you want seperate and remove the oil I bought an OXO seperator for this recipe and it worked flawlessly
  
• Return seperated gravy to sauce pan and bring to boil
• Add cornstarch to 1 Tbls cold water to make slurry. Whisk into boiling gravy let thicken reduce heat
• Put short ribs back into gravy

Notes

I served over Celery root puree but there are dozens of ways this can be served. It is a slightly sweet flavor so heat or tart will be good compliments.