Wine Braised Short Ribs

Ingredients

1. 2 lbs of beef short ribs
2. 3 tbs olive oil
3. 1 large white onion
4. 3 medium carrots
5. 3 stalks of celery
6. 4 cloves of garlic (use 8 if you're not making this with the garlic mashed potatoes)
7. 1 bottle of red wine
8. 2 quarts of beef stock
9. 1 sprig thyme
10. 1 sprig oregano
11. 1 sprig rosemary
12. 1 tbs salt
13. 1 tsp cracked black pepper
14. 3 bay leaves 
15. 4 tbs butter 

Instructions

• Take a large cast iron stockpot, I use this one which I love, this le cruset is also a great option. Put it on medium heat and add the oil, once it's hot add your short ribs and cook each side until brown. Remove them and set aside.
• Chop the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic. Add the butter to the hot stockpot with the vegetables and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften. 
• Add the short ribs back to the stockpot and add the red wine, beef stock, thyme, oregano, rosemary, salt, pepper, and bay leaves.
• Bring everything to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 2.5 hours. Check periodically to make sure everything is covered and add more beef stock if the water gets too low.
• Serve the short ribs with the broth on top of my garlic mashed potatoes.