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Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs

Janice Pattie
Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs are total comfort food. The tender beef cooks long and slow in its own gravy until it simply melts in your mouth. The recipe is easy and perfect to serve for a midweek dinner, Sunday lunch or to entertain your friends and family.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine British
Servings 6
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Sharp knife
  • chopping board
  • tongs
  • whisk Or wooden spoon

Ingredients
 

  • 130 g pancetta
  • 1 large onion
  • 70 grams flour
  • 1 Tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 kg beef short ribs
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 500 ml beef stock
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 1/2 tsp fresh thyme
  • 1/2 tsp fresh rosemary

Instructions
 

  • 130 g pancetta
    Fry the pancetta
    Pancetta
  • 1 large onion
    Cut the onion into wedges and add to the pancetta
    Onions and pancetta
  • Remove from the pan
  • 70 grams flour, 1 Tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper
    Put the flour on a plate or shallow dish and season with salt and pepper.
    Seasoned flour
  • Coat the ribs with the flour
    Beef short ribs coated in flour
  • 2 tbsp oil, 1 kg beef short ribs
    Add 1 tbsp oil and sear the short ribs. You may have to do this in batches.
    Sear beef short ribs
  • Remove the ribs and check the pan. If there are any burnt bits, clean the pan.
  • 2 tbsp flour
    Add a tablespoon of oil and add the remaining flour. Stir until it has absorbed the oil.
  • 500 ml beef stock
    Add the beef stock, stirring or whisking to ensure that there are no lumps.
    Add beef stock to sauce
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp garlic granules
    Add the mustard, sugar and garlic granules and mix into the gravy.
    Add seasoning to sauce
  • Return the short ribs to the pan with the pancetta and onions.
    Return ribs to the slow cooker
  • 1/2 tsp fresh thyme, 1/2 tsp fresh rosemary
    Add the fresh thyme and rosemary.
    Fresh rosemary and thyme
  • Cook on Low for 8 hours.
    Cooked sBeef short ribs
  • The beef will be very tender and fall off the bones.
    Beef rib bones
  • Serve with mashed potatoes and simply cooked vegetables such as carrots.
    Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs on mashed potatoes and carrots

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 38gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 817mgPotassium: 847mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 5mg