short ribs
plural noun
: a cut of beef consisting of rib ends between the rib roast and the plate see beef illustration
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Even an eighth of a steer weighs in at 50-pounds of finished butchered beef, half ground half as steaks, roasts and short ribs.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Massimo gets beef tenderloin and elderberries; Shuai, short ribs and black currants; Bailey, beef cheek and Saskatoon berry; Lana, New York striploin and haskap berry; César, rib eye and chokeberry; and Tristen, flat iron and gooseberry.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Some items are cooked on charcoal and wood grills, like sausage and short ribs, ribeye, New York strip, filet mignon, skirt steak, chicken and wagyu.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Another crowd favorite — mine, too — was the only beef on the menu: Galbi Hot Stone Bowl ($38) — marinated short ribs on rice, with lotus roots, sautéed mushrooms, kimchi, green onions and truffle zest.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Massimo gets beef tenderloin and elderberries; Shuai, short ribs and black currants; Bailey, beef cheek and Saskatoon berry; Lana, New York striploin and haskap berry; César, rib eye and chokeberry; and Tristen, flat iron and gooseberry.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Some items are cooked on charcoal and wood grills, like sausage and short ribs, ribeye, New York strip, filet mignon, skirt steak, chicken and wagyu.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Another crowd favorite — mine, too — was the only beef on the menu: Galbi Hot Stone Bowl ($38) — marinated short ribs on rice, with lotus roots, sautéed mushrooms, kimchi, green onions and truffle zest.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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“Short ribs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20ribs. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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