Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs

5 from 5 votes

These ridiculously flavorful slow cooker beef short ribs are braised in red wine and slow cooked until tender perfection. The meal is effortless, but the rich flavors are incredible!

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time4 5

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 535kcal

Author: Fox Valley Foodie

Ingredients

4 lbs Beef Short Ribs (bone in or boneless)
2 tablespoons Cooking Oil
1 Onion (chopped)
4 cloves Garlic (minced)
1 cup Beef Broth (divided)
2 cups Dry Red Wine (ex. Cabernet Sauvignon)
3 tablespoons Flour
2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
2 sprigs fresh Rosemary
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat cooking oil in a large skillet on medium high heat and brown short ribs on all sides.
Place browned beef short ribs in the slow cooker, and saute chopped onions in the remaining oil. When onions are tender and browned add garlic and cook an addition 1-2 minutes. Scrape onions and garlic into slow cooker.
Add ½ cup of beef broth to the skillet and whisk to remove burnt on bits from the bottom of the pan and pour the liquid into slow cooker.
Combine flour, tomato paste, and brown sugar in a dish and add enough beef broth to turn it into a slurry and mix to combine. Then pour into the slow cooker.
Add remaining beef broth, wine, rosemary, salt, and pepper to the slow cooker and set on high heat. Cook for 4-5 hours, or until short ribs are tender.
Ladle off pooling fat on the surface of the slow cooker and discard. Serve short ribs with sauce from the slow cooker.

Notes

*This recipe can be cooked on low as well, just plan on it taking a few extra hours.

I recommend serving beef short ribs with my fluffy mashed potatoes recipe. They are phenomenal with the red wine sauce drizzled over!

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