Root Beer – Whisk Away Kitchen

This is slow-cooked in a root beer broth and is great with mashed sweet potatoes.

When it comes to short ribs, the secret is all in the sauce! We love beef short ribs so I am always trying to think of a new way to cook them.

Each month, Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa features a new beef short rib recipe on their seasonal menu. I’m very lucky that I get to visit Bern’s often and I always have to try their seasonal beef short ribs. One month, they had Coca-Cola short ribs and they were delicious! So I thought why not recreate this recipe but use Root beer instead! This creative twist really enhances the meatiness of the ribs with a concentrated sweet and savory combination full of flavor. Of course the meat falls off the bone and goes perfectly with mashed sweet potatoes.

Ingredients

4 1/2 pounds short ribs, cut into 4-inch pieces
Coarse salt and ground pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more as needed
2 medium yellow onions, cut into 1-inch wedges
3 large celery stalks, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
2 small carrots, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1 head garlic, sliced in half crosswise
10 sprigs thyme
2 bay leaves
1 sprig rosemary
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 whole star anise
3 cups low-sodium beef broth
2 cups good-quality root beer

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Season ribs generously with salt and pepper. In an 8-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil on high. In batches, brown ribs on all sides, about 20 minutes total. If oil gets too dark during browning, pour off and add more oil (do not wipe pot clean). Transfer ribs to a plate and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pot.

Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, rosemary, cumin, and star anise. Cook, scraping up any browned bits, until onions soften, 5 minutes. Return ribs to pot and add broth and root beer. Bring to a rapid simmer, cover, and place the pot in the oven.

Cook until meat can be easily pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 3 hours.

With a slotted spoon, transfer ribs to a large straight-sided skillet.

Skim off and discard any fat from cooking liquid. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into skillet; discard solids. Boil over medium-high until liquid is reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Continue to cook, spooning liquid over meat occasionally, until ribs are glazed and sauce is thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

1 egg

¼ cup milk

1 teaspoon root beer extract (found it on Amazon)

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

The glaze:

2 cups confectioner’s sugar

5 tablespoons of melted butter

1 ½ teaspoon root beer extract

2 tablespoons hot water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, egg, milk and root beer extract.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients bowl, whisking to combine. I add a cup at a time.

Drop the dough by teaspoons 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. You can use a small cookie scoop or spoon.

Bake cookies for 9-11 minutes.

Cool completely before adding the glaze.

For the glaze

Mix together all of the glaze ingredients in a small bowl.

Stir until well combined.

Using a fork, drizzle the glaze over the top of the cooled cookies.

*if glaze is too thick, add another tablespoon of hot water, until you get the consistency you desire.

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