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Originally Posted by kongfeet  Hi. Saw Mario Batali's braised short rib recipe in his Babo cookbook. It says to braise them at 375 F for 2 hours. I've never braised any meat at such a high temperature for such a short peroid of time (I usually do it at 275 F for 6 hours, and on occasions, I've done a 12 hour braise at 180 F). I'm not dissing him, cuz I think he's a great chef, but am just wondering if anyone here has ever tried braising short ribs at anything above 350 F? |
You are speaking of beef ribs, right? I cannot picture how good those ribs would be coming out of the oven at 375...
I like to caramelize them, then lower the temp to almost 200 and cook over 5 to 6 hours or more. I find the depth of flavor improves over time.