Sesame Root Beer Braised Short Ribs And Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs boneless beef short ribs, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 celery ribs, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 onions, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 parsnips, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle root beer
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces

Recipe

• 1 coat short ribs with flour.
• 2 heat 1 tablespoon of oil in 5 quart dutch oven and brown beef pieces over medium-high heat.
• 3 remove from dutch oven and set aside.
• 4 heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in dutch oven on medium heat. add garlic, celery, onions, and parsnips and stir 3 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 5 add root beer, water, bouillon cubes, tomato paste, vinegar, bay leaves, 2 teaspoons of sesame seeds, sea salt, and black pepper and bring to boil.
• 6 return beef to pot and stir and cover.
• 7 braise in 300f oven for 2 hours.
• 8 add sweet potatoes and cook for and additional hour.
• 9 top with remaining 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds and serve.