Crockpot Rich Braised Beef Short Ribs - Fall off the bone tender English cut beef short ribs cooked low and slow in a rich and savory sauce. Serve short ribs over creamy mashed potatoes with rich gravy.
Ingredients You Need To Make Rich Braised Beef Short Ribs:
Beef Short Ribs - You'll need 4-8 large beef short ribs (about 2-4 pounds).
All-Purpose Flour - We use all-purpose flour to coat the short ribs in prior to browning. Cornstarch can be used as a substitute.
Oil - You can use avocado or canola oil to sear the short ribs in.
Garlic - Fresh garlic cloves are best in this recipe. You'll need about four large cloves or equivalent to two tablespoons minced.
Onion - One cup of chopped red or white onion.
Beef Broth - One cup of beef broth. In a pinch, you can also use chicken broth.
Red Wine Vinegar - We use red wine vinegar to help tenderize the short ribs as they cook.
Balsamic Vinegar - We use a combination of red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar to tenderize the short ribs. These two vinegars also give the ribs a delicious rich flavor.
Tomato Paste - Tomato paste adds a nice robust flavor to the short rib gravy.
Brown Sugar - Light or dark brown sugar both work great in this recipe.
Worcestershire Sauce - You'll need two tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce. Soy sauce can be used as a substitute.
Sriracha - Use sriracha or tabasco for added flavor and a very mild spice.
Seasonings - Chili Powder, Dried Thyme, Salt & Black Pepper
Tools To Have On Hand To Make Short Ribs:
- Slow Cooker/Crockpot - To cook your short ribs in.
- Cutting Board - Prepping the onions and garlic.
- Chef Knife - Prepping the onions and garlic.
- Measuring Spoons and Cups - To properly measure all of your ingredients.
- Skillet - For browning the short ribs in and cooking the sauce.
How To Make Crockpot Rich Braised Short Ribs:
Pull short ribs out of the fridge about 20 minutes before you begin cooking. Season the ribs with salt and pepper on all sides. Then, sprinkle all sides with flour.
In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients (except for the oil).
Heat a large skillet over high heat on the stove. Once very hot, carefully add oil. Carefully sear the short ribs on all sides for about 30 seconds. Once browned, remove ribs from skillet and transfer to your slow cooker.
Pour sauce into the same pan you seared the ribs in. Bring to a low boil and cook for about 4-5 minutes until sauce lightly reduces.
Carefully, pour sauce over the short ribs in your slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-9 hours. When done, ribs will be fall off the bone, fork-tender.
When done, thicken the gravy by whisking together ¼ cup sauce from your crockpot with 2 tablespoon flour. Pour slurry back into your slow cooker and stir.
Serve Beef Short Ribs with mashed potatoes and gravy. Enjoy!
Side Dishes To Serve With Short Ribs:
Creamy Mashed Potatoes - Easy, creamy, buttery mashed potatoes sprinkled with fresh parsley. When it comes to mashed potatoes, the more butter the better!
Easy Dinner Potatoes - Quick and easy seasoned potatoes pan-fried to crisp golden perfection and finished with fresh chopped green onions.
Simple Caesar Salad - My quick and easy caesar salad is made with homemade dressing, crunchy romaine, croutons and freshly shaved parmesan cheese.
Balsamic Glazed Carrots - Quick and easy balsamic glazed baby carrots with a hint of lemon and honey.
More Short Rib Recipes You'll Love:
Braised Beef Short Ribs - Delicious tender slow braised short ribs. The ribs are seared in a hot skillet then finished in the oven low and slow in a savory sauce.
Slow Cooker Red Wine Short Ribs - English cut short ribs seared in a cast iron skillet then cooked low and slow in a red wine sauce.
Sesame Ginger Short Ribs - Tender slow cooker English cut short ribs cooked low and slow in a savory sesame ginger sauce.
Flanken Cut Short Ribs - BBQ Asian style flanken cut short ribs marinated in a flavor-packed sauce then grilled to perfection.
Crockpot Rich Braised Short Ribs
Ingredients
- 2-4 lbs Beef Short Ribs 4-8 ribs
- ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 2 tablespoon Oil avocado or canola
- 1 cup Beef Broth
- 2 tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 3 tablespoon Tomato Paste
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha
- 1 cup Red Onion chopped
- 4 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Dried Thyme
Instructions
- Pull short ribs out of the fridge about 20 minutes before you begin cooking. Season the ribs with salt and pepper on all sides. Then, sprinkle all sides with flour.
- In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients (except for the oil).
- Heat a large skillet over high heat on the stove. Once very hot, carefully add oil. Carefully sear the short ribs on all sides for about 30 seconds. Once browned, remove ribs from skillet and transfer to your slow cooker.
- Pour sauce into the same pan you seared the ribs in. Bring to a low boil and cook for about 4-5 minutes until sauce lightly reduces.
- Carefully, pour sauce over the short ribs in your slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-9 hours. When done, ribs will be fall off the bone, fork-tender.
- When done, thicken the gravy by whisking together ¼ cup sauce from your crockpot with 2 tablespoon flour. Pour slurry back into your slow cooker and stir.
- Serve Beef Short Ribs with mashed potatoes and gravy. Enjoy!
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