Short & Furious Travels

Try this great Sunday supper recipe with lots of down time in between for weekend chores.

Braised Short Ribs:

• 1 pound of short ribs (cut into pieces)
• 1 yellow onion
• 4 cups of fresh tomatoes puree from blender
• 4 cups of chicken broth or water
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 1/4 cup of flour
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil 
• salt & pepper

Season short ribs with salt and pepper, coat in flour. Heat up a deep pan or dutch oven with olive oil and short ribs. Remove short ribs and add chopped onions. Once onions are brown, add tomato puree, soy sauce, sugar, and chicken broth/water. Replace short ribs back into pot and bring ingredients to a boil. Once liquid boils, reduce to low-medium heat, place lid onto pan/dutch oven and simmer until sauce reduces.

At this point, I'm off to do a load of laundry, chasing after a dog or picking up dirty toys from the yard. It will take 1.5 - 2 hours for sauce to reduce and meat to tender. Once done, turn off heat and let meat rest for 15 minutes before serving.

Lemony Broccoli:

• 1 crown of broccoli
• 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 wedge of lemon

This one is a low effort side dish that can be put together 10 minutes before serving the short ribs. Cut one crown of broccoli into pieces and wash vegetables. Place vegetables into bowl and microwave for 5 minutes letting water steam the florets. Remove from microwave, add olive oil, juice from lemon, and sprinkle on Parmesan cheese. Toss ingredients and serve immediately.

Don't forget to go on and on about how you slaved over a stove all day for this and guilt your spouse into giving you a back massage or foot rub after dinner.