Peter Bendoris

02/08/2026

02/08/2026

Braised Beef Short Ribs!!!

Recipes that are in my head...

After awhile, you just don't look at the cookbook or bookmarked website anymore. This recipe is one of those.

Wine and beef broth with a mirepoix, mushroom, tomato paste make up the braising liquid. Brown the short ribs first then we add the liquid. 375⁰ oven temp, which is a bit warmer than I prefer but I had limited time, for 2 hours. I think a lower temp is better but you need to get food on the plate.

Strain the braising liquid and cook down for a au jus. Put on a bed of mashed potatoes and you have a legendary meal.

Eat.Drink.Savor.

12/14/2025

I must be having fun at home... Beef Enchiladas!!

I have a ton of cookbooks and I like to grab them from time to time for inspiration. This one's about 25 years old.

A rather simple but flavorful rendition of beef Enchiladas. I used some dried Guajillo and Ancho peppers for the sauce. Yes, Rump steak was used (I never knew that was really a cut).

I didn't make the tortillas from scratch as I ran out of time.

I cooked the cubed steak, about a 1 1/2 # worth, in a crockpot overnight in beef broth. Beef was super tender. Shred that up and put it in a saucepan that has cooked onion, garlic, the paste made out of the peppers, cumin and other seasonings to taste. Cook for a bit to meld all the flavors.

Fill the tortillas up, roll them, put sour cream and cheese on top. Broiler for 5 minutes. Eat up!!!

Home...

Eat.Drink.Savor.