Red Wine Braised Short Ribs – Z. Alexander Brown

Ingredients

• 8 bone-in beef short ribs, 3 inches
• 1 oz dried porcini mushrooms
• 3 C Z. Alexander Brown Red Wine
• 1 C whisky
• 2 C demi-glace
• 1 C water
• 1 T tomato paste
• ¼ C brown sugar
• 4 T olive oil
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 lb. shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic bulb, thinly sliced
• 5 oz fresh shitake mushroom, sliced
• 8 oz Portobello mushroom, sliced
• 2 T dried tarragon
• 2 bay leaf
• Salt & pepper
• BOUQUET GARNI
• 10 sprigs fresh parley
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh oregano