Balsamic–Black Pepper Beef Short Ribs

Name: Balsamic–Black Pepper Beef Short Ribs
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: Oil for coating grill grate; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, or more to taste; ½ cup balsamic vinegar; 12 pieces beef short ribs (about 3 pounds); 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

About

Black pepper hides in the background. We add it “to taste” so regularly that most of us have forgotten what it tastes like. These short ribs are destined to change all that. They are purposefully black peppered and glazed with a reduction of aged balsamic vinegar that makes the perfume of the pepper bloom across your palate.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
12 pieces

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Directions

Heat the grill as directed.
Heat the olive oil and garlic in a small skillet over medium heat until the garlic starts to sizzle; do not let it brown. Transfer to a bowl; reserve the skillet. Rub half of the flavored oil over the meaty parts of the short ribs. Reserve the remaining garlic oil for the balsamic glaze. Season the ribs with the