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Brad's Braised Short Ribs w/ Creamy White Polenta & Shrimp Scampi.

You can have Brad's Braised Short Ribs w/ Creamy White Polenta & Shrimp Scampi using 40 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Brad's Braised Short Ribs w/ Creamy White Polenta & Shrimp Scampi

1. It's of For the short ribs.
2. You need 2 of lg short ribs per serving, I made 3 servings.
3. It's of Salt, white pepper, dry mustard.
4. You need 1/4 of sweet onion, chopped.
5. It's 3 of lg cloves garlic, minced.
6. You need 1 tbsp of butter.
7. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of red wine, I used a cabernet.
8. You need 1 1/2 cup of beef broth.
9. You need 2-3 tbsp of balsamic vinegar to taste.
10. It's 1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley.
11. You need 1 tbs of minced chives.
12. Prepare of For the polenta.
13. It's 1/4 of sweet onion, diced.
14. It's 2 tbsp of butter.
15. It's 2 of lg cloves garlic, minced.
16. You need 3 tsp of granulated chicken bouillon.
17. You need 3 cups of water.
18. It's 1 1/2 cups of whole milk.
19. You need 1 1/2 cups of white corn meal.
20. It's 6 oz of merlot belvitano cheese, shredded or cubed.
21. It's 2 tbs of sour cream.
22. You need to taste of Salt and white pepper.
23. It's of For the scampi.
24. Prepare 1 1/2 lbs of 16-21 count prawns, I used wild argentinian pinks.
25. Prepare of Remove shells, leave tail on.
26. Prepare 2 tbs of butter.
27. Prepare 1/4 of sweet onion, diced.
28. It's 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
29. Prepare 1 tsp of red wine vinegar.
30. You need 1/4 cup of chopped parsley.
31. Prepare 1 tsp of red chili flakes.
32. It's to taste of Salt.
33. Prepare of For the pan sauce.
34. It's of All the drippings from the ribs.
35. It's 1/2 cup of additional red wine.
36. It's 1 tbsp of additional balsamic vinegar.
37. Prepare 3 tbsp of honey.
38. Prepare to taste of Salt.
39. You need of Garnish.
40. It's of Additional chopped parsley and chives.

Brad's Braised Short Ribs w/ Creamy White Polenta & Shrimp Scampi instructions

1. Heat a large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add 1 tbsp oil. Coat ribs with seasoning generously. Quickly brown on all sides. Set aside..
2. In same Dutch oven, add butter and onions. Cook on medium low heat until they start to caramelize. Add garlic and cook one minute. Add parsley and chives, cook one more minute. Add rest of ingredients for the ribs. Bring mixture just to a boil so flavor combines..
3. Return the ribs to the Dutch oven. Cover and place in a 300 degree oven for 2 hours. Reduce heat to 170 and continue for 2 more hours..
4. Remove ribs to and oven safe plate and place in oven at 170 to keep warm. Cool the cooking liquid until it is Able to be handled. Strain as much fat off of the top as you can. Add remaining ingredients for the sauce except salt. Bring to a simmer and reduce. The sauce should have a shimmery Appearance not too thick like gravy. Salt to taste..
5. Start the polenta and scampi at the same time. Polenta in a lg saucepan, scampi in a lg frying pan. Both over medium high heat. Add butter to both and saute onions..
6. For the polenta, you don't want onion to caramelize. Just sweat off. When translucent, add garlic and saute 1 minute. Add water, milk, and bouillon. Bring to a boil. When boiling, very slowly whisk cornmeal into liquid. If you go too fast it will be lumpy. As soon as all the cornmeal is incorporated, add cheese and sour cream, reduce heat. Stir constantly until thick and creamy.
7. For the scampi, you do want the onion to caramelize a little. When you start seeing the onion brown, add garlic and saute 1 minute. Add rest of scampi ingredients except salt and saute until prawns are cooked. About 3-4 minutes. Taste 1 prawn and add salt if desired..
8. To plate, add polenta on the bottom, place short ribs on top of polenta. Scampi on the side. Garnish polenta with parsley, and rib with chives. Spoon pan sauce over ribs and polenta. Serve immediately. Enjoy..