Best 9 Balsamic Brown Sugar Short Ribs Recipes

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Are you ready to tantalize your taste buds with a dish that blends the hearty taste of short ribs with the tangy sweetness of balsamic vinegar and brown sugar? Look no further! This article will guide you through the culinary journey of creating the ultimate "Balsamic Brown Sugar Short Ribs." With its rich and flavorful sauce that transforms ordinary short ribs into an extraordinary delicacy, this recipe will become a staple in your dinner repertoire. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and prepare to embark on a culinary adventure like no other.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

BALSAMIC-BROWN SUGAR SHORT RIBS WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES RECIPE



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Short ribs braise in a red wine, balsamic vinegar and brown sugar sauce before they're served atop garlic mashed potatoes.

Provided by Jennifer Olvera

Categories     Entree     Dinner     Mains

Time 4h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 19

For the Short Ribs:
1 tablespoon olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 (6 to 8-ounce) pieces boneless short ribs
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 large cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 cup red wine
2 cups low-sodium beef broth
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 bay leaves
1 (1- by 3-inch) strip of orange zest, white pith removed
For the Potatoes:
2 pounds red-skin potatoes
4 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a large Dutch oven with olive oil and bring to high heat. Season meat with salt and pepper. Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, add short ribs and cook without moving until well browned on first side, about 4 minutes. Flip short ribs and add onions and garlic. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until short ribs are browned on second side and onions and garlic are softened but not completely browned, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
  • Add red wine to pan. Bring to a boil and let it simmer for a minute before adding beef broth, Worcestershire, vinegar, brown sugar, bay leaves, and orange zest. Return to a boil, cover, and transfer to the oven to cook until meat is fork-tender and sauce is rich and full of depth, 2 1/2 to 3 hours total, flipping meat once during cooking.
  • While the meat is cooking, bring potatoes and garlic to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook until tender when pierced with a fork, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain, return to pot and add butter, milk and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper, and mash with a potato masher or a fork.
  • When short ribs are done cooking, discard bay leaves and orange zest. Season salt to taste with salt and pepper. To plate, place a mound of mashed potatoes on each of four individual plates. Top with a short rib, and spoon with sauce. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 974 kcal, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 211 mg, Fiber 5 g, Protein 52 g, SaturatedFat 26 g, Sodium 1983 mg, Sugar 13 g, Fat 57 g, ServingSize Serves 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

SHORT RIBS WITH A BALSAMIC AND BROWN SUGAR SAUCE



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Heaven! A rich, slightly acidic, and slightly sweet sauce over tender short ribs.

Provided by MikeHessel

Categories     Main Dish

Time 5h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

4 each 8-10 ounce pieces of boneless short ribs. You can use bone in ribs too, or sliced through the bone short ribs (4 lbs)
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
1 1/2 cups Onion diced
4 cloves Garlic
1 cup Red wine
3 cups Beef broth
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 each Bay leaves
4 each Shiitake mushrooms can be dried
3 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
5 tablespoons Dark brown sugar
1 each 2 x 3 inch piece of orange zest
2 tablespoons Grand Mariner
1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar Galze

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 with rack in about middle of the oven. Heat dutch oven on stove, till 400. Season meat with salt and pepper. Add olive oil and brown the meat. Pull the meat out and throw in the onion and garlic and cook till slightly softened (not browned). Put the meat back in and add the red wine, and bring to a boil. Add the broth, worcestershire, vinegar, bay leaves, zest, Grand Mariner, mushrooms, and sugar. Bring back to a boil, and cover. Move to the oven until meat is super tender (2.5 to 4 hours depending on the cut of meat). Drink the rest of the bottle of wine while it cooks! Reduce the sauce by half over the stove. Add the balsamic glaze. Use as a sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4299 calories, Fat 230.284971860455 g, Carbohydrate 335.481333587258 g, Cholesterol 876.960000741338 mg, Fiber 2.01405827363332 g, Protein 207.994460175124 g, SaturatedFat 139.216526784162 g, ServingSize 1 1 Serving (3290g), Sodium 3638.75479488326 mg, Sugar 333.467275313624 g, TransFat 11.9576404266282 g

BALSAMIC-BROWN SUGAR SHORT RIBS



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Categories     Beef     Dinner

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 13

For the Short Ribs:
1 tablespoon olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 (6 to 8-ounce) pieces boneless short ribs
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 large cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 cup red wine
2 cups low-sodium beef broth
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 bay leaves
1 (1- by 3-inch) strip of orange zest, white pith removed

Steps:

  • 1 Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a large Dutch oven with olive oil and bring to high heat. Season meat with salt and pepper. Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, add short ribs and cook without moving until well browned on first side, about 4 minutes. Flip short ribs and add onions and garlic. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until short ribs are browned on second side and onions and garlic are softened but not completely browned, 2 to 3 minutes longer. 2 Add red wine to pan. Bring to a boil and let it simmer for a minute before adding beef broth, Worcestershire, vinegar, brown sugar, bay leaves, and orange zest. Return to a boil, cover, and transfer to the oven to cook until meat is fork-tender and sauce is rich and full of depth, 2 1/2 to 3 hours total, flipping meat once during cooking. 3 When short ribs are done cooking, discard bay leaves and orange zest. Season salt to taste with salt and pepper. To plate, place a mound of mashed potatoes on each of four individual plates. Top with a short rib, and spoon with sauce. Serve immediately.

BROWN SUGAR RUB FOR BEEF SHORT RIBS



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Provided by Food Network

Time 5m

Yield enough rub for 4 bone-in plate short ribs

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ounces brown sugar
4 ounces superfine sugar
1-ounce kosher salt
1-ounce black pepper, butcher grind
1/2 ounce cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Combine the sugars, salt, black pepper and cayenne, and mix thoroughly.

BALSAMIC BRAISED SHORT RIBS



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These flavorful ribs can be made ahead of serving, which both heightens the flavor and makes it much easier to remove excess fat from the dish. Short ribs are the meaty ends of the rib bones - choose cuts from the chuck, which are the most flavorful, or from the rib, which are a bit leaner. Adapted from Cooking Light. Prep time includes chilling.

Provided by Julesong

Categories     Onions

Time 10h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

cooking spray
4 lbs short rib of beef, trimmed
1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, divided
2 cups finely chopped red onions
1/4 cup minced garlic
2 cups low sodium beef broth (home made broth preferred)
1 cup dry red wine
3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups chopped plum tomatoes or 2 cups chopped roma tomatoes

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300°F.
  • Over medium-high temperature, heat a large Dutch or French oven and spray it with cooking spray.
  • Season the ribs with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  • Brown the ribs in two batches in the heated pan, about 8 minutes per batch, until browned; remove from pan.
  • Add the finely chopped onion to the pan and saute until lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
  • Add the minced garlic and saute for 1 minute.
  • Add the browned ribs back into the pan, then add the wine, vinegar, brown sugar, and tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
  • Cover pan and transfer to the oven, and bake at 300°F for 90 minutes or until tender.
  • Remove from oven and let cool slightly, then transfer pan to refrigerator and let chill for 8 hours or overnight.
  • After chilling, skim the solidified fat from the surface of the broth mixture and discard fat.
  • Over medium heat on the stove, cook the ribs in the Dutch or French oven for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
  • Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, and serve.
  • Serve along with potatoes, pasta, and/or vegetables - the sauce goes quite well with them, too!

BALSAMIC-GLAZED OVEN-BAKED RIBS



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Conventional wisdom holds that pork ribs taste best when cooked outdoors on a grill or smoker. Conventional wisdom hasn't experienced the sweet-sour balsamic-glazed St. Louis-cut spare ribs at Animal in Los Angeles. The restaurant's chefs, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, prepare them in a way that most barbecue purists would never order, much less eat: baked in the oven. Here, their recipe has been adapted for the home cook.

Provided by Steven Raichlen

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 2h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 spare-rib racks, the smallest you can find 5 to 6 pounds total
2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil
Kosher salt
4 large flat-leaf parsley sprigs
4 garlic cloves, peeled and gently crushed
4 thyme sprigs
1 cup balsamic vinegar, or to taste
1 cup ketchup
6 ounces (1/2 can) your favorite beer
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons grainy mustard
1 tablespoon molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, or to taste
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, or to taste
1/2 red onion, diced
1 large clove garlic, minced
Salt

Steps:

  • To prepare the ribs, heat the oven to 350 degrees. If the butcher has not removed the membrane on the back of each rack, gently pry it up by sliding a sharp implement (like the tip of an instant-read thermometer) under it, then lifting gently. Grab the membrane with a paper towel and peel it off.
  • Spread a 24-inch sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil, shiny side up, on a work surface. Place one rack on top, rub it all over with oil, and generously season both sides with salt. Place 2 parsley sprigs and 2 garlic cloves under the concave side of the rack and 2 thyme sprigs on top. Wrap the ribs in the foil, pleating the edges to seal well. Repeat with the second rack. Place the rib packets in a large roasting pan.
  • Roast the ribs for 30 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 250 degrees. Cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours more, until the meat has shrunk back from the ends of the bones by 1/4 to 1/2 inch and the ribs are tender enough to pull apart with your fingers.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the barbecue sauce. Place the balsamic vinegar in a large nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until reduced by a third. Add the remaining barbecue sauce ingredients with 1/4 cup water, bring back to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until thick, 30 to 40 minutes. If the sauce starts to thicken too much, add a little water. The sauce should be highly seasoned; adjust to taste by adding vinegar, brown sugar or salt.
  • Remove the ribs from the oven and let cool briefly, then open the foil, being careful of the escaping steam. Transfer the ribs to a baking sheet. Turn on the broiler or raise the oven to 450 degrees.
  • Slather the ribs on both sides with the barbecue sauce. Broil the ribs until the sauce sizzles and browns, 2 to 4 minutes on each side. Alternatively, bake in the oven 8 to 12 minutes. Baste with the barbecue sauce and serve at once with any remaining sauce on the side.

STICKY BALSAMIC RIBS



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Provided by Ian Knauer

Categories     Kid-Friendly     Backyard BBQ     Dinner     Lunch     Vinegar     Pork Rib     Summer     Grill     Grill/Barbecue     Gourmet     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Small Plates

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

For ribs:
8 large garlic cloves
2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary
2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon cayenne
8 pounds baby back pork ribs (8 racks; see cooks' note, below)
1 cup water
For glaze:
2 cups hot water
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
Equipment: 2 large roasting pans

Steps:

  • Marinate and roast ribs:
  • Mince and mash garlic to a paste with 1 teaspoon salt. Stir together with rosemary, brown sugar, vinegar, cayenne, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Rub evenly all over ribs and transfer to roasting pans. Marinate, chilled, 8 to 24 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 425°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.
  • Pour 1/2 cup water into each roasting pan and tightly cover pans with foil. Roast ribs, switching position of pans halfway through, until meat is very tender, about 1 3/4 hours. Remove pans from oven and transfer ribs to a platter.
  • Make glaze and grill ribs:
  • Add 1 cup hot water to each roasting pan and scrape up brown bits. Skim off and discard fat, then transfer liquid to a 10-inch skillet. Add vinegar and brown sugar and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil until reduced to about 1 cup, about 15 minutes.
  • Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas); see Grilling Procedure .
  • Brush some of glaze onto both sides of racks of ribs. Grill, turning occasionally, until ribs are hot and grill marks appear, about 6 minutes.
  • Brush ribs with more glaze and serve remaining glaze on the side.
  • What to drink:
  • Artezin Mendocino Zinfandel '07 or Château de Chamirey Mercurey Rouge '07

BALSAMIC BRAISED SHORT RIBS



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Make and share this Balsamic Braised Short Ribs recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Elizabeth W.

Categories     Vegetable

Time 2h10m

Yield 2 Plates, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 bone-in meaty beef short ribs
handful of multicolored cherry tomatoes
1 pint sliced shiitake mushroom
good quality balsamic vinegar
olive oil
red pepper flakes
fresh ground pepper
flake sea salt
2 medium potatoes, white or 2 medium yukon gold potatoes
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 smashed and roughly chopped garlic clove
1 small steam-in-bag packaged fresh green beans or 1 small French haricots vert

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Season all sides of the short ribs with a generous amount of pepper and salt.
  • Brown ribs on all sides in a skillet drizzled with olive oil.
  • While the ribs are browning, wash & slice tomatoes, peel and cube potatoes.
  • Remove ribs from skillet and place in a Dutch oven or other oven proof deep dish with lid.
  • Sauté mushrooms in skillet you just used to brown ribs for about 2 minutes.
  • Using a slotted spoon put mushrooms into dish with ribs.
  • Lightly drizzle olive oil over ribs and mushrooms.
  • Pour one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar over each rib (one per rib).
  • Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
  • Place lid and bake in lower middle third of oven for 2 hours.
  • While ribs are cooking, prepare mashed potatoes, green beans, & tomato compote.
  • Place potatoes in cold water with salt and chopped garlic & boil till fork tender (they can stay in the pot until closer to finish time of ribs).
  • Drain potatoes, place back in pot and mash well.
  • Add butter and cream and continue to blend well, salt to taste (keep on low heat or warm).
  • Using the same skillet you used for the beef short ribs and mushrooms - heat to medium high and cook tomatoes for about 7 minutes or until skins start to blister.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and pinch of red pepper flakes.
  • Add a couple of tablespoons balsamic vinegar and continue to cook about 3 minutes until reduced and tomatoes begin to break down (keep warm till ready to plate.
  • Steam green beans & then transfer to hot skillet drizzled with olive oil, salt & pepper.
  • Sauté for about 2 minutes until start to lightly brown.
  • Plate serving of mashed potatoes on each plate followed by green beans, short ribs & mushrooms, & topped with tomatoes.
  • Garnish if you'd like with freshly grated Grana Padano or Parmigiana and light drizzle of your finest olive oil.

GRILLED SHORT RIBS WITH BALSAMIC SAUCE



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Patience pays off with these fall-off-the-bone-tender short ribs, basted with a tangy-sweet glaze and grilled slow.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 10h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup apple juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
3 1/2 to 4 lb. beef short ribs, trimmed
2 tablespoons chili sauce
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • In 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish or large resealable food storage plastic bag, combine vinegar, apple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, oil, dry mustard and pepper; mix well. Add ribs, turning to coat. Cover dish or seal bag. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours to marinate.
  • Heat gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking as directed by manufacturer or see p. 40 (Kitchen Tip). When grill is heated, remove ribs from marinade; reserve and refrigerate marinade. Place ribs on grill directly over drip pan. Cover grill; cook 2 to 2 1/4 hours or until tender, turning occasionally.
  • During last 30 minutes of cooking time, in small saucepan, combine reserved marinade and chili sauce; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 20 to 30 minutes or until slightly thickened and reduced, stirring occasionally. (Sauce will be similar to syrup.) Serve sauce with ribs. Sprinkle ribs with parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1/4 of Recipe, Sodium 630 mg, Sugar 14 g

Tips:

  • Choose short ribs that are well-marbled with fat, as this will help to keep them moist during cooking.
  • Brown the short ribs in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until they are well-browned on all sides. This will help to develop flavor and color.
  • Add the balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, thyme, and bay leaves to the pot and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 hours, or until the short ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender.
  • Serve the short ribs with mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or rice.

Conclusion:

Balsamic brown sugar short ribs are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The combination of sweet and tangy flavors is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give these short ribs a try. You won't be disappointed!

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