Slow cooked beef short ribs

Slow cooked beef short ribs 1

This recipe can be prepared in an Instant Pot, a Dutch Oven on the stovetop or in a Slowcooker and it is simple and tasty!

The recipe that follows was prepared in a 6 quart Instant Pot.  To make in a 3 quart, decrease the number of beef short ribs to 4 pieces.

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Servings: 2 short ribs per person

Ingredients

6 – 7 beef short ribs

2 tbsp. vegetable or olive oil

2 carrots

2 ribs of celery

1/2 onion

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 tsp dried thyme spice

1 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes (Cento San Marzano style is a good choice)

14 oz. organic low sodium chicken broth

 

Directions

  1. Rinse bone in short ribs and pat dry.
  2. Season the ribs with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Brown the short ribs on ‘saute' in the Instant pot or on the stovetop in 2 tbsp. of oil.
  4. Pour diced tomatoes and chicken broth into Instant Pot, crock pot or Dutch oven.
  5. Rinse carrots, celery, onions and slice in large pieces (3″ length).
  6. Add vegetables to the pot and the thyme.
  7. Set Instant Pot to ‘manual' 50 minutes (high pressure) and shut the steam valve.
  8. For Slowcooker set on high for 4 hours and low for 1-2 hours.
  9. For Dutch oven set on simmer for 4 hours.
  10. If using an Instant Pot, allow the  steam release naturally after cooking is complete.
  11. Skim fat from the tomato sauce after the short ribs are fully cooked and the sauce is cooling down.
  12. Use sauce as a gravy over the ribs.