Sharon's Fabulous Beef Short-Ribs - Rabbi Sharon Sobel

Ingredients

• 5 lbs very meaty beef ribs usually, the butcher at the store will cut more for you if you don't see ones you like
• 2-3 carrots sliced
• 4 onions chopped
• 1-2 packages shiitake or cremini mushrooms or whatever kind you like
• 1-2 cloves garlic chopped, or put through a garlic press
• 1 can ginger ale
• 1½ cups Merlot or any deep, robust red wine — just make sure to use wine that's good enough for drinking
• 1-1½ cups chicken broth
• 1 12-oz. jar apricot preserves
• ½ tsp dried ginger
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• tamari or soy sauce
• Worcestershire sauce
• salt and pepper