Authors in Bloom & Bonus Giveaway
Welcome to my little corner of this whole Authors in Bloom blog hop thing. You probably know by now that I’m supposed to include a gardening tip or a recipe. Well, me giving gardening tips makes about as much sense as Lindsay Lohan teaching Driver’s Ed.
So that leaves recipes, which is considerably more in my wheelhouse. This is a one of my favorites. It takes a while, but almost all that time you can be off doing something else, like reading or writing.
Asian Style Braised Short Ribs
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. In a large Dutch oven*, combine 5lbs beef short ribs, 1C soy sauce, 1/4C rice wine vinegar, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1T minced, peeled ginger, 1/2C brown sugar, and 4C water. Toss in some crushed red pepper, 2T orange juice, and some kosher salt. Make sure the ribs are covered with liquid.
Bake the short ribs, covered, for about 4 – 5 hour, or until the meat is tender. Remove the short ribs from the braising liquid.
Skim the fat from the cooking liquid. Add 1/4C hoisin sauce and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the liquid until about 1 1/2C remains (this took me over 30 minutes to do). It will thicken significantly. Strain so that all solids are removed. Stir in 2T orange juice and a splash of lemon juice.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Put the short ribs back in the reduced sauce, stirring to coat. Cover and bake for about 10 – 15 minutes, or until meat is reheated.
Serve over rice with a scattering of green onion tops.
* I use a slow cooker instead. Toss in a little tenderizer and, I promise, they’ll be falling-off-the-bone, shut-your-mouth good.
Okay, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, here’s my part of the story (that’s why you’re really here, isn’t it? G’wan, you can admit it).
Line 37: But isn’t this what you wanted?
Bonus prize! In addition to the Authors in Bloom grand prize, I’m running a side contest. 
One lucky person will win one of BulitNY’s very stylish padded sleeves for his/her e-reader or tablet. And if the black-and-white grid pattern isn’t doing it for you, there are other choices as well. But wait, there’s more (with apologies to the late Billy Mays). 
You’ll also win a pair of ebook download cards, featuring my first two books, The Odd Job Squad and Instant Preplay. Both books are fast-paced, mid-grade fiction, with particular appeal for reluctant readers. Here’s more about them. The cards allow you to download ePub, mobi and PDF versions of the books, so no matter what device you have, you’re covered. To enter, just sign up for my newsletter. It comes out roughly once a quarter and is guaranteed to be spam and cholesterol free.
Thanks again for participating in Authors in Bloom. I hope to see you again soon. For those of you collecting the lines of the story in order, here’s Sally Clements with Line 38. Good luck!
Thanks for the great recipe. This sounds like something my son would like. I feel your pain about growing things. I do NOT have a green thumb. It is more like shriveled and dry.
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Mel
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Thanks Mel! Good to know I’ve got some company in the non-green-thumb club.
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I didn’t eat dinner yet tonight and your recipe has my mouth watering
Thanks for being part of the blog
brandon_savannah@yahoo.com
It’s been my pleasure! Enjoy those ribs!
Thanks for the recipe. Sounds yummy!
Thank you for the fun hop and for the awesome giveaway!
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My pleasure, and I hope you enjoy!