Red Wine And Port Braised Short Ribs

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 beef short ribs (about 6 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cipollini onions, peeled and quartered
• 4 baby white turnips, peeled and quartered
• 2 parsnips, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups full- bodied red wine, such as Pinot Noir, Burgundy, or Zinfandel
• 2 cups tawny port
• 3 cups beef stock or canned low sodium beef broth
• 4 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 whole black peppercorns