炆檸樂薑牛肋條 Braised beef short ribs with ginger, coke and lemon

Vermicular 鑄鐵鍋食譜：煲檸樂及可樂煲薑一定不會陌生。把三者加牛肋條用鐵煲炆，效果帶點滋補，腍滑，也特別適合涼一點的天氣。牛肉與肉汁也渗着可樂薑的味道。不錯！

用汽水做餸，有鬆肉的效果之外，糖份相對要少落。因汽水經烹煮，剩下是一些糖份。情況與紅酒，白酒，醋一樣帶酸性物質。明白以後，在調味及食材選擇便可作出配合。

材料：

美國牛肋條 1包 (切條飛水,再冲洗)

檸檬 1.5個, 去核(多檸檬皮會帶苦)

可樂 1罐

香葉 3片

蔗糖 2茶匙

鮮薑連皮 一大件拍扁

新鮮百里香 1束

做法：

1. 落油，爆香薑及香葉，之後牛肋條，灑鹽調味。

2. 注入一罐可樂，1個檸檬片及一束新鮮百里香。

3. 蓋上，先中火直至有蒸氣在煲邊噴出。調低至最細火(電磁爐先較7，之後2）。煮1小時15分鐘至1.5小時（熄火前15分鐘加入剩餘檸檬）。

4. 熄火後，用勺去除浮面油。試味，加入2茶匙糖調味（或隨個人口味加多減少），中火煮5分鐘收汁。

Tips:

1. 任何鑄鐵煲均可。

2. 若用其他煲，鑊，陶瓷煲等。滾起較細火炆至腍。

Ingredients: 

1 pack of Australia or US short ribs (cut, blanched and rinsed )

1.5 pc of lemon，remove seed (sliced)

1 can of Coke

3 pcs bay leaf

2 tsp brown sugar

A big chunk of fresh ginger with peel (pressed)

A bunch of fresh Thyme

Method:

1. Dry the short ribs after wash.

2. Prepare a Vermicular cast iron pot or others. Heat oil and saute ginger and bay leaves , short ribs at last . Then, sprinkle with a bit salt. 

3. Pour a can of Coke, 1 lemon slices and Thyme. 

4. Cover,  bring it to a boil over medium heat until steam is found at the edge of the lid. Reduce heat to very low (for IH from 7 to 2).

5. Cook for 1 hr 15 mins to 1.5 hour. Add in the remaining lemon slices 15 mins prior to heat off. 

6. Off heat, remove fat. Turn on the heat again, boil for 5 mins at medium to reduce the sauce. At the same time, add 2 tsp of brown sugar. 

Tips:

1. Cook with any other cast iron casserole. 

2. If using other kind of cookwares, like stainless steel, ceramic, cook with low heat after boiling until the short ribs are tender.