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Dinner for 4

Braised Short Ribs with Mashed Potatoes

$73.75for 4195 minServes 4

Beef short ribs braise with red wine, broth, vegetables, and herbs while potatoes cook into rich, creamy mash.

Braised Short Ribs with Mashed Potatoes with its ingredients

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Beef chuck roast, 8 lb$6.99/lb typical8 lb$55.92Typical price
Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical0.4 lb$0.52Typical price
Broth, 17 oz$0.07/oz typical17 oz$1.16Typical price
Carrots, 0.45 lb$1.09/lb typical0.45 lb$0.51Typical price
Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical0.25$0.43Typical price
Leeks and shallots, 0.3 lb$3.49/lb typical0.3 lb$1.09Typical price
Canned tomatoes, 0.5 oz$0.08/oz typical0.5 oz$0.04Typical price
Mint, 1.25$1.99 each typical1.25$2.39Typical price
Garlic, 2$0.75 each typical2$1.50Typical price
Potatoes, 2.5 lb$0.99/lb typical2.5 lb$2.48Typical price
Heavy cream, 2.75 oz$0.22/oz typical2.75 oz$0.61Typical price
Cream cheese, 4 oz$0.30/oz typical4 oz$1.20Typical price
Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical2 oz$0.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown$73.75

Swaps

  • Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
  • Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
  • Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
  • Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Wine, beer and spiritsFlourOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

  • 195 minstart to table
  • Involveddifficulty
  • 4servings as written
  • $$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$18.44 per serving$73.75 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 8 ribs bone-in beef short
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 2 cups low sodium beef broth
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 whole sprigs thyme
  • 2 whole sprigs rosemary
  • 2 whole garlic cloves
  • salt and pepper (optional)
  • 2 1/2 lb large yukon gold potatoes
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 325 F, season the short ribs with salt and pepper, and coat them lightly with flour.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe pot over medium-high heat and brown the ribs in batches for 8 minutes total.
  3. Cook the onion, carrots, celery, shallots, garlic, and tomato paste in the pot for 5 minutes.
  4. Add the wine, broth, thyme, and rosemary, scrape the pot, return the ribs, and cover the pot.
  5. Braise the ribs in the oven for 2 hours and 30 minutes, until tender and at least 145 F inside.
  6. Boil the potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes, drain and mash them with cream, cream cheese, butter, salt, and pepper.

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