Back to my roots 2 - Short Ribs

Can you believe it? FOUR days till Christmas!?! Yowza. Amidst all the Christmas shopping bonanza, I am actually not doing presents this year....because I have a better plan in mind. ;) Until then I just have to resisted all the temptations of all the retailers’ e-mails.

 
It’s been quite dreary in Aspen as the warm climate made the estimated 5-10” of snow all into rain falls... And despite the absence of snow and/or ice, I somehow managed to fall on my butt while on my morning walk with Yoshi. Talk about a wake up call! Ugh.
 
Contemplating on my next Asian-inspired dish, I was browsin’ through the aisles of the good ole City Market when... ding, ding, ding!!! Short ribs were on sale! For $3.99/lb, I scored big hunks of short ribs that got me thinking about short ribs soup- another Korean favorite of mine.
 
After a jolly trip to the store and a phone call to mom for “recipe,” (my mom has no recipes, it’s usually ‘a little bit of this and a little bit of that’) I got cooking!
 

I browned the hunks o’ meat...

 

Then sweat some yellow onion with whole smashed garlic cloves,

 

Then back in the pot they all went to boil and simmer for about two hours.

 

I added some half-mooned zucchini and yellow squash with the traditional toppings of scallion and some serrano pepper. (Oh, it’s mei-fun noodles in the soup by the way since I couldn’t find the classic noodles).

 

Not gonna lie, but it was a big disappointment. Not only did I forget to put the daikon in the boiling pot (ugh!) but I don’t think I simmered it long enough. The soup was definitely missing the “umami” if ya know what I mean...
 
But not to worry! I turned this downer to an upper! With the leftover zucchini and yellow squash I whipped up some buttery beef “stir-fry” to serve up alongside some chewy brown rice. Ingredients? Butta’, stir-fry beef, veggies and S&P. Mmmm. I love how the impromptu meal topped off the planned meal.

 

mmm check out the butter! haha

Since I have some leftover mei-fun noodles, I think it’s time for me to experiment with my favorite Chinese take-out dish next. Singapore mei fun! :D
 
PS. Is it weird that I find raw meat appetizing? Agh, such a carnivore I tell ya!