West Indian Style Beef Short Ribs and Potato

Today we are going to take a look at a way to make delicious beef short ribs on the stove top done with West Indian style flavours and seasonings. Because these are simmered for a long time they are also exceptionally moist and tender.


The first step you want to take is to season each of your short ribs on both sides with the following:

• liberally with Jamaican style curry powder. You want a thin layer all over the ribs.
• liberally with a Caribbean seasoning blend. I like and used the Caribbean Spice and Roasted Garlic blend from Cool Runnings, but you can use others or a jerk seasoning blend
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder on each side
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder on each side
• liberally with black pepper
• sea salt to taste

Set the seasoned short ribs out on a platter and let sit at room temperature for 30-60 minutes.

When it is close to cooking time, heat some olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. When the oil is hot add 1 large chopped onion and season it with about a teaspoon of the Jamaican curry powder. Saute the onion for around 3-5 minutes.

Then add your seasoned short ribs and brown them for about 2 minutes a side.

Once they have been browned add enough beef stock to the pot to cover the ribs. Then add the following ingredients:

2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 teaspoons of a Caribbean style hot sauce (I used El Yucateco Caribbean Hot Sauce)
4 minced cloves of garlic
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons minced ginger

Bring everything to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for around 2 hours.

In the final 30 minutes of simmering you can add potato pieces to the pan.

Serve the ribs with rice and the potatoes.

I like to serve the rib racks whole, though you can cut them up into individual serving pieces.

Enjoy.

See also: Stove-top Braised Beef Short Ribs

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