What is it?

Short ribs are the meaty ends of the beef ribs from the hardworking chest and front shoulders of cattle. Short ribs are best cooked using slow, moist-heat methods like braising. What makes this often-overlooked cut so remarkable is its dense, well-marbled meat and its connective tissue, which softens as it cooks to help create a velvety, deeply flavored sauce.

Don’t have it?

Many recipes for braised short ribs would also be delicious made with beef chuck cut into similar-size pieces.

How to choose:

The meatiest short ribs with the best ratio of fat and bone come from the chuck—the labels might say beef chuck short ribs or arm short ribs. Look for well-marbled, meaty ribs, firmly attached to the bone, and without a huge amount of surface fat. You may find short ribs cut two ways:English style(shown at left in the photo), which are 2- to 4-inch segments with one section of rib bone, orflanken style(at right), which are 1-1/2- to 2-inch strips containing multiple bone segments. For most recipes, they can be used interchangeably, though English style offers thicker, more meaty bites. Avoid boneless short ribs; meat cooked on the bone will provide the best flavor.

How to prep:

修剪排骨的时候,只删除thickest layers of external fat. Don’t remove the internal layers of connective tissue or the ribs will begin to fall apart, and don’t remove the silverskin or membrane that holds the meat to the bone.

Recipes

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  Korean-Style Grilled Marinated Short Ribs

  Grilled marinated short ribs (kalbi) are one of the most popular dishes at a Korean barbecue. Asian pears are a common addition to this style of marinade; they add a…

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  Slow-Cooker Southern-Style Short Ribs with Pimiento Grits

  Tender, meaty beef short ribs are classic cold-weather comfort fare, but these—made in a slow cooker while you tend to the rest of your life—harken back to summer, thanks to…

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  Braised Short Ribs and Celery with Celery Seed Polenta

  Short ribs and celery become good friends in this braise: As the celery cooks, it flavors the beef and the sauce while absorbing some of the beefy flavor of the…

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  Korean Barbecued Beef Short Ribs (Kalbi)

  Grilled short ribs are one of the most popular dishes in a Korean barbecue. Their marinade, redolent of garlic, soy, sugar, and sesame, infuses the meat with incredible flavor. The…

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  Sake-Braised Short Ribs

  The gorgeous appearance of these sake-braised short ribs is reminiscent of the dish’s popular sister, American-style braised short ribs. But the flavor of this dish is distinctively Japanese, and the…

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  Beef Short Rib Pierogi (Pierogi z Miesem)

  You can serve these hearty pierogi either boiled or fried. Boiled, they're nice and chewy, while frying them in butter makes them crisp and puffed, delicious with a strong Polish…

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  Braised Shredded Beef Stew with Red Beans (Ropa Vieja con Frijoles Colorados)

  A quintessentially Cuban dish, ropa vieja is the epitome of meaty, rib-stickin' down-home goodness, and every Latin home cook seems to have their own version. The name means "old clothes,"…