Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs are cooked in the crockpot until they reach fall-off-the-bone deliciousness. This simple dish is a classic that is full of comfort food flavor.
In this recipe for slow cooker short ribs, the braising liquid is simple, but flavorful. The basis is a combination of sautéed onion and garlic. Beef broth and worcestershire sauce is added. The real kicker in this recipe is one fresh sprig of rosemary. It may seem simple, but the long cooking time will infuse the rosemary flavor throughout the liquid and the meat. Just be warned, the smell in your house will make you drool!
How to make the drippings into a sauce:
Don’t let those delicious juices go to waste! Remove the meat and pour the juices into a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until sauce reduces (about 15 minutes). You’ll have a delicious sauce. For a smooth sauce you’d want to strain it first.
How to make the drippings into a gravy:
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan. Add in 2 tablespoons of flour and whisk together into a paste. Pour in strained juices and heat over medium-high heat until thickened. If your juices are straight from the oven and still piping hot this will only take a minute or two.
Should I use bone in short ribs or boneless short ribs?
You can use either bone in or boneless short ribs for this recipe. It won’t make much of a difference at all! Whatever you can find will work out just fine.
Serving Suggestions:
Braised beef short ribs are often served up with mashed potatoes or you can also use steakhouse-style garlic mashed potatoes. The braising liquid can easily be turned into a gravy, if desired. Other classic accompaniments are a creamy polenta, or roasted vegetables.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! Easy to make and it makes the house smell heavenly. I had bone-in ribs and they were so tender after 8 hours. I followed the recipe exactly as written, minus the rosemary because I didn’t have any. I like that it’s simple ingredients in the pantry that you probably already have. I served with mash potatoes 😋
Delicious. Meet fell off the bone. I added red wine to give it a savory flavor. I used the juices from the ribs to make gravy for mashed potatoes. Soooo good!!
My first time making this….. I had a few more ribs than 8 but I just want to verify should they be submersed in the broth/ Worcestershire. Because that’s how I made them. Before I started searing I cut up onion and sautéed them and pith them in crock pot. When I seared them I left a little onion and added some butter. However after searing them and putting them in crock pot I had a few that wouldn’t fit so I put them back in pan with a little broth and Worcestershire and put the burner on lo. Covered it super tight with foil and let cook for about an 1- 1.5 hours and they came out awesome!!! Still waiting the the crockpot to finish however I’m sure they’re gonna be amazing!!!
I was short one cup of beef broth so I added one cup of Guinness beer. And used sautéed garlic and onions instead of the powder.
So good
My son will actually go to the store and buy the short ribs and ask me to make.thrm..A family favorite!!!
This recipe is absolutely delicious and so easy to prep I usually make rice and cabbage with this and it is amazing I’m making this today for dinner once again this will be my third time making it I give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ definitely a 10/10 meal
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I have made this quite a few times and it is perfect.
I never have onion or garlic powder so I blend onion and garlic and works perfectly without all the additives you get in store bought condiments.
Today I accidentally bought beef brisket so am hoping without the bones it will still turn out perfectly.
As there are only two of us I freeze the beef and later make the leftovers into a meat pie (it’s an Aussie thing after all)