Dinner for 4
Braised Short Ribs with Mashed Potatoes
$73.75for 4195 minServes 4
Beef short ribs braise with red wine, broth, vegetables, and herbs while potatoes cook into rich, creamy mash.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical | 8 lb | $55.92Typical price |
 | Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 17 oz | $1.16Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $0.51Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.43Typical price |
| Leeks and shallots$3.49/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $1.09Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.04Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | 1.25 | $2.39Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 2 | $1.50Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 2.5 lb | $2.48Typical price |
 | Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $0.61Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $73.75 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Wine, beer and spiritsFlourOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- 195 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$$typical cost tier
AmericanHigh-proteinDinnersThanksgiving on a budgetSummer grillingCold-weather comfortWinter
$18.44 per serving$73.75 for 4
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Ingredients
- 8 ribs bone-in beef short
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 cups red wine
- 2 cups low sodium beef broth
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 carrots
- 2 stalks celery
- 2 shallots
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 whole sprigs thyme
- 2 whole sprigs rosemary
- 2 whole garlic cloves
- salt and pepper (optional)
- 2 1/2 lb large yukon gold potatoes
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 4 tbsp butter
- salt and pepper (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 325 F, season the short ribs with salt and pepper, and coat them lightly with flour.
- Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe pot over medium-high heat and brown the ribs in batches for 8 minutes total.
- Cook the onion, carrots, celery, shallots, garlic, and tomato paste in the pot for 5 minutes.
- Add the wine, broth, thyme, and rosemary, scrape the pot, return the ribs, and cover the pot.
- Braise the ribs in the oven for 2 hours and 30 minutes, until tender and at least 145 F inside.
- Boil the potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes, drain and mash them with cream, cream cheese, butter, salt, and pepper.
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