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Preheat the water bath to 144F (62C)
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Pour the wine in a large saucepan, bring to a boil and carefully light it with a match. Let the flames die down (it will take a few minutes) and continue reducing the wine by half. Set aside.
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Season the short ribs generously with salt and pepper.
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Heat a large dutch oven and and brown them on all side in canola oil.
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Set them aside.
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Discard the oil, add a little olive oil and add the aromatic vegetables, garlic, thyme and bay leaves.
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Cook until the vegetables start to caramelize and add the tomato paste. Cook for one more minute.
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Add the wine and the stock, bring to a boil and let it cool completely.
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When the wine mixture is cold, divide the short ribs between two large vacuum bags. Pour about a cup of the wine and vegetable mixture in each bag and vacuum seal.
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Keep the remaining wine mixture.
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Place the short ribs in the water bath and set the timer to 72 hours.
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Cool the short ribs in a large bowl filled with iced water. Refrigerate.
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When ready to serve, carefully open the bags. Set the short ribs aside and peel off the bone.
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Strain the wine mixture into a saucepan (combine with the leftover wine mixture if any) and reduce the sauce.
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Reheat the short ribs in the sauce until meltingly tender.
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Reduce the sauce until it coats the back of a spoon.
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Serve with potato and carrot puree, celery leaves salad and mushrooms