California Short Ribs

Name: California Short Ribs
Ingredients: 6 pounds beef short ribs, bone in (be sure and ask your butcher for the meaty end only); 2 cups sweet yellow onions, chopped; 1 cup celery, chopped; 1 cup carrots, chopped; 1 whole bottle dry red wine (I used Cabernet); 1 cup sweet vermouth (I use Vya); 1 cup canned tomatoes, (hopefully your own, chopped); 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves; water or stock; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 tablespoon bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons orange zest; olive oil to saute shortribs and vegetables; juice from 1 orange