Braised Short Ribs with a Pretty Great Bacon-Pineapple Situation on Top

Name: Braised Short Ribs with Pineapple and Bacon
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 oz. bacon; 1 medium red onion; 1 3" piece ginger; 4 large bone-in beef short ribs (2½–3 lb.); Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup soy sauce; ½ cup plus 1 Tbsp. unseasoned rice wine vinegar; 2 Tbsp. brown sugar; 2 Tbsp. Sriracha or sambal oelek; 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks (about 6 oz.); ¼ cup cilantro leaves with tender stems

By Claire Saffitz

February 27, 2018

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Braising might sound like a fancy restaurant technique, but really it's really straightforward. You're just slow-cooking tough cuts of meat in liquid until tender, and once you've mastered this method you'll be able to braise just about anything. While a lot of recipes call for braising in stock, we say skip the sodium-laden store-bought stuff or the trouble of making your own and go with a simple but delicious combo of soy sauce, rice vinegar, Sriracha, and brown sugar. We wouldn't steer you wrong.