short ribs with mashed potatoes

so i recently felt like being an extra special girlfriend and surprising matt with dinner. this past week i kept him out of the kitchen and made him a meal that i knew he'd love. i don't ever buy pork(besides the occasional bacon) and i don't make roasts or ribs or any of that kind of thing. christalyn gave me a recipe  for making braised short ribs that i used.

basically i bought 5 short ribs from whole foods. i salted them and put them in a hot cast iron with coconut oil and seared them until they were browned on all sides. i took them out and put them into a deep roasting pan. then i added a tab of butter into the cast iron and sauteed carrots, celery, garlic, and onion for about 15 minutes until everything was softened. then i let them cool for a bit and added them to my food processor and pulses the veggies until they were almost a paste but still a little chunky.

the rest of the sauce making and oven directions are explained in the link i attached that i highly recommend using. one thing i did do though was add big chunks of celery and carrots to the sauce just to have some as a side.

this sauce turned out soo amazing. it was delicious to braise the ribs in and alongside the garlic mashed potatoes i made. i personally liked the sauce and mashed potatoes better than the meat.... short ribs can be pretty fatty, but matt liked it so that's all that matters. he was super happy :)