Spicy, sweet and sour beef short ribs

Sear the salted beef in the pan you will use for braising. Get some really nice colour on it by not turning up the heat too much (med-high). Once this is done. Add the Braising ingredients cover the pan put it into an oven that has been pre-heated to 250F and walk away for 1.5 hours. The more meat and bigger the piece the longer the braising will be.
Once removed from the oven, let cool until room temperature (about 1 hour). Remove the ribs and puree the rest of the ingredients into a sauce, adding honey for sweetness and salt for taste at this point. You have already braised in the sour and spicy elements. Taste your sauce and add what you need for balance and remember if you think it needs salt but adding salt is not working, what you really need is acid it is the secret flavour lifter.....add more apple cider vinegar but a very little at a time or the balance will be off very fast. Reduce this mixture for a bit adding water, stock or wine for flavour and to help get the consistency you are looking for. Now heating the oven back to 250F (I like the lower temps as the meat will get a real candy like coating and is DELISH!) Keep brushing on the sauce and turning the beef until it is the colour you are looking for. Break a little piece off and taste it.......if it passes remove and eat, if not work on your spicy, sweet and sour combination but I am sure you have done a wonderful job and it is delicious.