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Grilled Cheese with Pulled Short Ribs
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This mouthwatering recipe for grilled cheese with pulled short ribs and pickled red onions comes courtesy of chef Govind Armstrong's cookbook, "Small Bites, Big Nights."
Ingredients
Serves 8
- 2 tablespoons, plus 1 teaspoon grapeseed or canola oil
- 2 pounds boneless beef short ribs
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 carrot, chopped
- 1/2 rib of celery, chopped
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 6 medium cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 cup red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon
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Sachet
- 3 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium canned beef broth
- One 2-pound loaf sourdough bread, cut into 16 slices
- 12 ounces fontina or Bel Paese cheese, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Pickled Red Onions
- 4 teaspoons unsalted butter, room temperature
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large ovenproof saucepan with a lid over medium-high heat. Season short ribs with salt and pepper and add to pan. Sear ribs on both sides until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Remove ribs from pan; set aside.
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Add carrot and celery to pan and cook 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until caramelized, about 5 minutes more. Return short ribs to the pan and add wine and sachet. Cook until the wine is almost evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
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Add the beef broth and bring the mixture to a boil. Cover and transfer saucepan to oven; cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours.
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Uncover and continue cooking the short ribs for 1 hour, basting ribs every 15 minutes with the cooking liquid. Cook 1 hour more, for a total of 4 hours cooking time.
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Remove short ribs from oven and let cool in their liquid, 30 minutes. Transfer ribs to a plate, and with two forks, slightly shred following the natural grain of the meat; set aside.
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Raise oven temperature to 350 degrees.
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Top 8 slices of bread with about 1 1/2 ounces of cheese each. Add 1 teaspoon of pickled onion. Top with 1/4 cup pulled short ribs and a second layer of cheese. Top with remaining slices of bread to form 8 sandwiches. Brush both sides of each sandwich with 1/2 teaspoon butter.
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In a cast-iron skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add sandwiches to skillet, and immediately turn so that all the oil is absorbed. Weight down sandwiches with a small ovenproof skillet; cook for 1 minute. Turn sandwiches, return weight, and transfer to oven. Cook 2 minutes, remove weight, turn sandwich, and continue cooking 1 minute. Remove from oven, and slice sandwich on the diagonal. Repeat process with remaining sandwiches.
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