Beer Braised Beef Short Ribs

Got some really good looking beef short ribs at the supermarket this morning and decided to cook them for saturday dinner. Beef ribs is one of those lesser cuts of meat that not many people experiment with , and in my mind if you can't experiment with different types of food and flavors then you are not a cook, i mean ,really, who can't grill a chicken breast or cook filet mignon?

So here's what you need:
* about 2 lbs of beef short ribs , cut into single bone sections
* 2 onions
* 4 cloves of garlic
* 1 stalk of celery
* 2-3 tbsp of all purpose flour
* olive oil
* can of beer(i used a lager)
* 2 cups of beef stock( i use homemade but you can buy the boxed ones or boil water and add a couple of bouillon cubes)
* tbsp of tomato paste
* salt and pepper to taste
* 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme
*1 bay leaf

Sprinkle salt, pepper and flour on the ribs,..... meanwhile turn the oven to 300F and pour a bit of EVOO on a hot pan ,then lay the ribs meat side down on it and let it fry for about 2 minutes until brownish. while frying the ribs go ahead and chop 1 carrot , 1 stalk of celery , 2 whole onions and 4 cloves of garlic. After about 2 minutes all the meat is browned. Remove the meat from the pan and throw the veggies in the hot grease untill browned.
Put the beef back in the pot with the veggies, pour the beer and enough stock to cover the meat, add the tomato paste, fresh thyme and bay leaf . Bring it to a boil.  Remove from stove top and place it on a middle shelf in your oven, let it simmer in oven for about 2 hours untill meat is so tender is falling off the bone.  Remove all the meat from pot and place on cutting board while the liquid gets reduced by half, meanwhile with a small boning knife, remove meat from the bones and then remove thin cartilage in between the meat and where the bone was (that can be a little of work and working with the hot meat can burn you so it's your choice). Put meat back in reduced sauce and serve with your choice of mashed potatoes, egg noodles or i like with risotto.