Cabernet Braised Short Ribs and Mushroom Risotto. There are some people that tie their memories to the weather, different smells, specific dates, or the time of year. I have been finding that recently I have been tying many of my great memories with friends and family to food. For example, I can't remember a specific christmas by the year, or by how much snow we got, or what my christmas presents were, but jog my memory of what we cooked for 'christmas eve-eve' dinner? Now I remember. It works the other way too. Lobster crosses my mind? I also think about last winter when some of my favorite people in the world got together at a cabin in northern Wisconsin and had a BYOL party (Bring Your Own Lobster). Short ribs and risotto will be one of those meals that is tied to so many great memories for me. It was also the meal I made for eight hungry skiers this past weekend, at what is quickly becoming my favorite tradition: Valentines Day Cabin Weekend.
Cabernet Braised Short Ribs recipe adapted slightly from epicurious.com Mushroom Risotto. Thai beef salad — Beef Wellington Recipe. Herb Crumbed Beef Schnitzel. Carne Asada. Carne Asada, or “roast meat” is a Mexican dish that’s commonly associated with barbecues. The spices used vary by region, but carne asada is almost always made with thin, cheap cuts of beef such as skirt steak or hanger steak. They may not be the most tender cuts, but boy howdy! They sure pack a wallop of flavour. Not only does this Carne Asada do a good job balancing the salt and spices with the fresh tang of limes and cilantro, it’s cheap, and easy to make. The marinade helps tenderize the meat, and if you’re rushing off to a mid summer barbecue, you can always add a bit of kiwi to recruit the services of its enzymes.
While you could just grill this up and eat it like a steak, I like chopping up the Carne Asada and stuffing it into fresh homemade tortillas to make tacos. My original Carne Asada post from over two years ago was the second post on this blog. Equipment you'll need: Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large Ziploc bag.