Apple cider braised short ribs over mashed potatoes - SavorNation

Ingredients

• 4 unit strips of bacon
• 1 unit large onion
• unit boneless short ribs
• unit salt and pepper, to taste
• unit flour, to coat short ribs
• 3 tbsp butter, divided
• unit a few cloves of garlic, smashed
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 unit box beef stock
• unit splash of red wine vinegar
• unit potatoes
• unit heavy whipping cream
• 2 tbsp butter
• unit splash of beef stock