i'm thinking ox tail and short ribs can be prepared the same way. nina's recipe is simple, and i have something even more simple, i think. brown the ribs in a heavy bottomed pot. remove. add celery and carrot and onion til softened. add 1 head garlic, 10 sprigs fresh thyme. add 1 can tomato paste to glaze. add 2 anchovies and 4 cups red wine and 2 cups chix stock. add short ribs, cover, put in oven at 400 and simmer till reduced to 1/4. strain, pushing juice out of solids, and return juice to pot. add cornstarch to thicken. not much really. serve with braised cabbage and watch people go ga-ga. i probably missed something, but that is just the basic braised short rib recipe. it's just so freakin easy and good.