Beer braised beef short ribs

Cooking with beer is the beautiful intersection of my interest in brewing with Bron's interest in cooking. A recipe for pomegranate and beer braised beef ribs was a great starting point that led to deliciousness.

2 onions
2 stalks of celery
3 cloves of garlic
1 chili
2 carrots
330 ml of my Imperial Stout
A splash of red wine vinegar
A splash of apple cider vinegar
A tablespoon of glucose syrup
1 cup of home made chicken stock
6 beef short ribs

We browned the meat and then fried the onions, garlic, chili and celery. The carrot went in next and then a dash of the stock to de-glaze the pan. Then the rest of the stock, the beer, vinegar and glucose syrup went into the pot and the ribs went back in. The whole lot went into the oven for 3 hours at 180'C.

Didn't get a picture of the finished product, too busy eating

After the meat was falling off the bone, it came out, we sieved the remaining liquid and simmered to thicken.

Served with veggies and the sauce drizzled over the beef. Delicious.

Beef and Stout Stew

I had some stewing beef that needed to be used and my Imperial Stout to cook it with. It turned out pretty well so I thought I'd record it for future reference.


Ingredients:
750g cubed gravy beef
2 carrots cut into chunks
2 sliced onions
4 cloves of crushed garlic
330ml of my Imperial Stout
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 handful of barley
Bunch of silverbeet
Salt and pepper

Method:
Brown the beef and set it aside, fry the onions in some oil, added the garlic and cayenne pepper. Then chuck in some beer to deglaze the bottom of the pot, give it a stir and add the rest. Chuck in the carrots and beef and put it into the oven on low heat for as long as it takes for the meat to get tender. Add barley with around 45 minutes to go. Chop the silverbeet and stir it in when it's ready to serve.

I enjoy cooking but haven't done much over the last couple of years. I'll have to learn more about cooking with beer and matching beer and food. Sadly the stocks of my Imperial Stout are running low. I'll have to get brewing again.