Beef Short Ribs Pasta Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 -6 meaty short beef ribs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 large garlic cloves, crushed
2 carrots, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
230 g fresh mushrooms, chopped
1 cup dry red wine
salt & pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 (400 g) can chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
parmesan cheese, to taste

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a heavy oven proof pan, heat the olive oil and brown the ribs well on all sides. Remove the ribs and drain off all but a couple of teaspoons of fat.
Add the onion, celery, carrot, mushrooms and garlic and cook until onion becomes translucent.
Add the wine and cook over hight heat until it is reduced by more than half.
Add the Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and tomatoes. Mix well and add the ribs back into the pan.
Cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours. Remove the ribs to a cutting board and cut the meat away from the bone and connective tissue. Chop the meat finely and return it to the pan. Add the fresh parsley and mix well.
Cook your pasta of choice until cooked. Drain and add a couple of scoops of warm sauce to the pasta and stir.
Serve the pasta with sauce on top and some parmesan cheese on top.