With a bit of time and one surprising ingredient, you can make restaurant-quality short ribs at home. To create a short-rib dish with tender meat and a silky, complex sauce, we opted for easier-to-find and meatier English-style short ribs over flanken-style ribs. While we loved the rich, deep flavor we got from searing the beef ribs, we didn't like the extra time and mess. Instead we braised the ribs, uncovered, in the oven. This step allowed the oven to do the browning for us, imparting…