September 22 - Celebrating Oktoberfest with German Short Ribs

When I think of Oktoberfest, I imagine festive eating, dancing and barrels of beer.
I am not a beer drinker but I do enjoy German foods. We often visit Helmer's, an old German pub and restaurant here in Hoboken, for a good serving of bratwurst and knackwurst.
There are other good German dishes and one of them is the slow-cooked short ribs.

German Short Ribs

Ingredients

5 lbs beef short ribs (cut into 12 pieces)

8 tbsp flour

2 tbsp salt

2 tsp ground pepper

4 tbsp vegetable oil for cooking

1 big white onion, thinly sliced

1.5 cups red wine

6 tbsp dark brown sugar

6 tbsp white wine vinegar

6 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp yellow mustard

2 tbsp paprika

Cooking Time (2.5 hours)

Coat the ribs with a mixture of flour, salt and pepper.

Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the ribs on all sides.

In a large baking pan, mix the red wine, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, yellow mustard, and paprika. Lay the ribs (bones side up) in the baking pan in a single layer.

Arrange the sliced onions between the ribs.

Cover the pan and bake the ribs for 2 hours at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.