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 don’t use a slow cooker. I use boneless short ribs as I find them to be much less fatty. I cook them on the stove top and they come out delicious! Now it’s the only recipe that I use for short ribs!!!
Ok this was amazing and the fact that it’s so easy to prep and you can leave it cooking through a shift at work ! This is a God sent recipe ! Thank you so much !
My family had not eaten beef shirt ribs for over 20 years. I decided to cook some one day and used this recipe. Now, I have to cook them every couple of months using this recipe. They love it. Thanks!
I used red wine to pickup the goodies in the pan that I used to brown the ribs, came out awesome.
I did not use a slow cooker. I cooked in the oven. They came out phenomenal!!! Best recipe! Will use all the time.
I make this quite often, but I use beef chuck roast instead of short ribs as they are so expensive. I also add about a half cup red wine which sets if off. Really good, and EASY! Thanks for this recipe😋
My whole family loves this recipe! Thanks for sharing it. The meat is SO tender. Sometimes I’ll throw in small pieces of roast or tip since there’s not a lot of meat on short ribs. Seems to feed more mouths!
Thank you for your recipe. It was great.
Thank you for a delicious Rib recipe without all the sugar we associate with ribs