Zola doesn’t do bland or shy, so prepare to be swept away by the likes of Barley, grape and pecan nut salad, Prawn, lemon and chilli linguini, Cola-braised beef short ribs, and Rocky road waffles with salted caramel sauce. For those of you always complaining that it’s impossible to cook properly for one, there’s a chapter devoted just to that, while the lazy among you will be cheered by a chapter of one-pot dishes. There’s even a chapter for those who want taste without the gluten.
Cola-braised beef short ribs
“Beef short ribs are a great cut for long, slow cooking. The cola imparts a sweet stickiness and helps to break down all the tough fibres, leaving you with fall-off-the-bone tenderness.”
Serves: 4
750ml cola
A piece of ginger, sliced
1 whole bulb garlic, halved
1 red chilli, halved
60ml brown sugar
30ml Dijon mustard
125ml tomato sauce
60ml soy sauce
60ml Worcestershire sauce
2kg beef short ribs
salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 160°C.
Place the cola, ginger, garlic, chilli, sugar, mustard, tomato sauce, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce in a roasting dish, then whisk until the sugar has dissolved. Add the ribs, season to taste and cover with aluminium foil. Roast for 3 hours.
Remove the foil, then return to the oven for a further 30 minutes.
Recipe extracted from Simply Zola by Zola Nene.
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