INGREDIENTS
3
bottles dry red wine
2 tbsp
vegetable oil
8
short ribs, trimmed of excess fat
Salt and crushed black peppercorns
Flour, for dredging
8
large shallots, peeled, trimmed, split, rinsed and dried
2
medium-sized carrots, peeled, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
2
ribs of celery, peeled, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
1
medium-sized leek (white and light-green parts), coarsely chopped, washed and dried
10 cloves
garlic, peeled
6
sprigs flat-leaf parsley
2
bay leaves and 2 thyme sprigs
2 tbsp
tomato paste
3 qt
unsalted beef broth
Freshly ground white pepper
4 cups
whole milk and 4 cups water
2 tbsp
coarse sea salt
2 lb
celery root, peeled and cut into 8 pieces
1 lb
Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut in half
6 tbsp
unsalted butter, softened
Salt and freshly ground white pepper