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short ribs

NOUN
rib ends of beef
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“I’ll bring everything to a boil and let that simmer until the short ribs are tender,” he says.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

“People are sometimes intimidated by short ribs because they’re kind of tough, but it’s really just time and liquid that does all the work for you,” Matijevich says.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Beef short ribs nearly doubled to $8.99 a pound, squeezing margins on one of her most popular entrees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Angel Cabrera in 2010 introduced an Argentine asado, well-salted cuts of meat including short ribs, blood sausage and sweetbreads cooked over an open flame.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

We entered Albert’s house from the garage and the sweet scents of broiled beef short ribs and spicy codfish soup and sesame-fried zucchini made me think of my own house before my mother died.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee



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