BRAISED BISON SHORT RIBS
Serves 6 to 8
Braised short ribs are one of my favorite comfort foods, so I couldn’t help but include two recipes for them. This heartier, thicker, wintrier version feels a bit more rustic than the Sumac-Braised Ribs. … These also cook a bit longer to allow for the leaner bison, which sometimes needs more time to tenderize. The easiest place to find bone-in bison ribs is from your local butcher. You may have to preorder, but the wait will be well worth it. In early Indigenous recipes, centuries before stovetop searing and oven slow-cooking were possible, this would’ve been a stewed meat recipe. But braising is now as common a technique in Native American households as anywhere else; and after the first time you make these ribs, you’ll know why.
