Beef with peppercorns

itemscope itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> 15 pounds (about 25 ribs) beef back rib racks, membrane removed, racks cut into individual[...]

    (sung to the Christmas Carol) 12 x stems of parsley 11 x black peppercorns 10 x onions , quartered 9 x carrots , chunky 8 c. of red wine 7 c. of beef[...]

2 TBSP vegetable oil , divided Didn't use this 1 lb lean ground beef I used about a pound and a half 2 onions finely chopped I used much less 4 stalks celery[...]