Best 6 Slow Braised Beef Short Ribs Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable Slow-Braised Beef Short Ribs, a culinary masterpiece that promises an explosion of flavors in every bite. This hearty and comforting dish features fall-off-the-bone tender short ribs, lovingly braised in a rich and flavorful sauce that has been carefully crafted with aromatic vegetables, herbs, and a touch of red wine. Accompanying this divine main course are three sensational side dishes: a creamy and indulgent Mashed Potatoes, a vibrant and refreshing Cucumber Salad, and a medley of roasted vegetables that bursts with natural sweetness. Prepare to embark on a culinary journey that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS



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Our savory Braised Beef Short Ribs have an incredible flavor from the long, slow oven braise in a veggie, wine and fresh herb bath. The short ribs are unbelievably tender and the braising liquid is finished off to become a rich, delicious sauce to serve over creamy mashed potatoes.

Provided by Pat Nyswonger

Categories     Main Dish

Time 4h

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 to 4 pounds of bone-in beef short ribs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil (more if needed)
2 large carrots, coarsely chopped
1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, sliced
Fresh string-tied herb bundle (Bouquet Garni) thyme, rosemary, parsley
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
2 cups red wine
3 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 300°F
  • Season the short ribs with salt and pepper. Heat a Dutch oven or other large deep pan over medium high heat. Add the oil and heat for a couple minutes. Working in batches, brown the short ribs on all sides, 5 or 6 minutes per batch. Transfer the ribs to a plate after browning each batch. Add additional oil if needed.
  • When all the ribs have been browned, pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the remaining fat from the pan. Add the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, herb bundle, bay leaf and peppercorns. Stir and scrape up any of the flavorful bits from the bottom of the pan.
  • Add the wine and bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes to reduce the liquid and cook off the alcohol from the wine. Return the beef short ribs to the pan with the accumulated juices, arranging the beef in one layer, then add the beef broth.
  • Cover the pot with its lid and transfer to the preheated oven and braise for 3 hours. Transfer the pot from the oven to the counter top, adjust the lid slightly off-pan to allow the steam to escape and let the beef ribs cool for 1 hour.
  • Using a slotted spatula or large spoon carefully remove the beef ribs from the pot to a platter and cover loosely with foil and set the platter in the warm oven while preparing the sauce.
  • Pour the cooking liquids through a fine-mesh strainer into a medium-size saucepan. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and boil until reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes.
  • While the liquids are reducing, mix the butter and flour together in a small dish, mashing with the back of a tablespoon to make a smooth paste.
  • When the liquid has fully reduced to 2 cups, stir in the Dijon mustard and the Worcestershire sauce. Remove from the heat and whisk the butter/flour paste into the liquid until melted into the sauce. Return the pan to a medium heat, continue cooking and whisking for another 2 minutes to a smooth sauce. Transfer the sauce to a dish or gravy pitcher

Nutrition Facts : Calories 497 calories, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 162 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 22 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 51 grams protein, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 456 grams sodium, Sugar 2 grams sugar

SLOW COOKER BEEF SHORT RIBS



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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.

Provided by Rachel Farnsworth

Categories     Dinner     Main Course

Time 8h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 pounds boneless or bone-in beef short ribs (about 8 short ribs)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 cups beef broth
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 sprig fresh rosemary

Steps:

  • Season the short ribs with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Sear the short ribs on each of the 4 sides for about 60 seconds per side.
  • Pour the beef broth, worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and onion powder into a slow cooker and stir together. Place the short ribs into the liquid in the slow cooker.
  • Place rosemary sprig on top of meat and put the lid on. Cook on low for 6-8 hours, until meat is tender.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 short ribs, Calories 604 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Protein 65 g, Fat 34 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, Cholesterol 195 mg, Sodium 1635 mg, Sugar 1 g

SLOW BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 18h55m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

5 pounds ( 3-inch thick cut) bone-in beef short ribs
1 bunch each fresh thyme, rosemary, and sage leaves, chopped
1 bunch each fresh thyme, rosemary, and sage leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons each kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 (750-ml) bottles Cabernet Sauvignon
Olive oil, for searing ribs
1 yellow onion, medium dice
2 carrots, peeled and medium dice
2 ribs celery, medium dice
3 cloves garlic
4 quarts veal stock
3 bay leaves
1-ounce dry porcini mushrooms

Steps:

  • Season the ribs liberally with herbs and salt and pepper. Place in a large non-reactive bowl or deep container and cover with wine. Marinate for 12 hours in the refrigerator.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Remove ribs from marinade, pour all the wine into a sauce pot, and reduce by half. Meanwhile, heat a layer of olive oil in a large cast iron pan over medium-high heat. Sear ribs on all sides until well browned. Place browned ribs into a braising or deep roasting pan. Brown onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in the same cast iron pan, adding more oil as needed. Scatter browned vegetables over the ribs. Add the reduced wine, the stock, bay leaves, and mushrooms. Cover the pan with parchment paper and foil and place in the oven for 5 hours. Transfer from the oven and allow the ribs to rest for 1 hour before removing the bones. Skim any fat from the sauce. Remove vegetables from the pan and set aside. While ribs are resting, strain sauce into a sauce pot and reduce for 1 hour. Pour hot sauce over ribs and vegetables and serve.

BEEF SHORT RIBS



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Provided by Ina Garten

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

Fresh thyme sprigs
1 tablespoon brown sugar
6 cups beef stock
6 beef short ribs, trimmed of fat
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup good olive oil
1 small fennel, fronds, stems, and core removed, large-diced
1 leek, cleaned and large-diced, white part only
1 1/2 cups chopped onion (2 onions)
4 cups large-diced celery (6 large stalks)
2 carrots, peeled and large-diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 (750-ml) bottle Cotes du Rhone or other dry red wine
Fresh rosemary sprigs

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the short ribs on a sheet pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
  • Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven and add the fennel, leek, onion, celery and carrots and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and wine, bring to a boil and cook over high heat until the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Tie the rosemary and thyme together with kitchen twine and add to the pot.
  • Place the roasted ribs on top of the vegetables in the Dutch oven and add the brown sugar and beef stock. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Cover the Dutch oven and bake for 2 hours or until the meat is very tender.
  • Carefully remove the short ribs from the pot and set aside. Discard the herbs and skim the excess fat. Cook the vegetables and sauce over medium heat for 20 minutes, until reduced. Put the ribs back into the pot and heat through. Serve with the vegetables and sauce.

GARLIC BRAISED SHORT RIBS WITH RED WINE



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If you weren't already sure about how easy and delicious braised short ribs can be, consider this classic and straightforward recipe an excellent gateway. The ultimate hands-off, do-ahead dinner, these are done on the stovetop in a large Dutch oven but can easily be adapted to a slow cooker if that's your thing. When purchasing the ribs, ask for the thickest, meatiest ones available as they tend to shrink quite a bit once braised.

Provided by Alison Roman

Categories     meat, soups and stews, main course

Time 4h30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
5 pounds bone-in short ribs, at least 1 1/2 inches thick
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 large heads garlic, halved crosswise
1 medium onion (about 10 ounces), chopped
4 ribs celery (about 8 ounces, chopped
2 medium carrots (about 6 ounces), chopped
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups dry red wine (about half a bottle)
2 cups beef stock or bone broth (use beef bouillon dissolved in water if unavailable; chicken stock will work in a pinch), plus more as needed
4 sprigs thyme
1 cup parsley, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped chives
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 275 degrees. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season short ribs on all sides with salt and pepper. Working in batches, sear short ribs on all sides until deeply and evenly browned, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer browned short ribs to a large plate and continue with remaining ribs.
  • Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of remaining fat, leaving the good browned bits behind. Reduce heat to medium, and add garlic, cut side down and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add onion, celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and continue to cook until vegetables are softened but not yet browned, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir to coat. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until tomato paste has started to caramelize a bit on the bottom and up the edges of the pot, about 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add red wine and, using a wooden spoon, scrape up any browned or caramelized bits. Let this simmer 2 to 3 minutes, just to take the edge off and reduce a bit. Stir in beef stock along with thyme. Using tongs, return short ribs to the pot, along with any juices that have accumulated, nestling them in there so that they are submerged (if they are just barely covered, nestle them bone side up so that all the meat is submerged, adding more beef stock or water as necessary to cover). Bring to a simmer, then cover and transfer to oven.
  • Cook, undisturbed, until short ribs are meltingly tender and falling off the bone (you should be able to shred the meat with a fork), 3½ to 4 hours.
  • Using tongs, remove the ribs from the pot, taking care (for presentation purposes, really) not to let the bone slip out and transfer them to a large plate. (While you could serve the short ribs right out of this pot, the vegetables have all given up their flavor and texture and aren't worth much now, so feel free to strain the sauce for easier eating.) Scatter parsley, chives and lemon zest over the top of the short ribs. Separate the fat from the sauce, season with salt and pepper and serve alongside.

BEEF SHORT RIBS IN BURGUNDY SAUCE



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As an Army general, my stepdad got this beef short ribs recipe from his aide, who said it was his mother's best Sunday meal. It's a mouthwatering family favorite. -Judy Batson, Tampa, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 2h50m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 pounds bone-in beef short ribs
3 tablespoons butter
1 large sweet onion, halved and sliced
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
Dash dried thyme
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup water
1 cup dry red wine or beef broth
1 beef bouillon cube or 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon browning sauce, optional
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°. Place short ribs on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast 30-40 minutes or until browned, turning once., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery and carrot; cook and stir until tender, 10-12 minutes. Add garlic and thyme; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in water and wine. Add bouillon and parsley, stirring to dissolve bouillon., Transfer ribs to Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat is tender., Remove short ribs; keep warm. Skim fat from sauce; stir in remaining ingredients. Serve with ribs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 calories, Fat 17g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 355mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 19g protein.

Tips:

  • Choose high-quality beef short ribs for the best flavor and texture.
  • Brown the short ribs well before braising to develop rich color and flavor.
  • Use a variety of vegetables and aromatics in the braising liquid to add depth of flavor.
  • Cook the short ribs low and slow to ensure they become fall-off-the-bone tender.
  • Allow the short ribs to cool slightly before shredding or slicing to prevent them from falling apart.
  • Serve the short ribs with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.

Conclusion:

Slow-braised beef short ribs are a delicious and comforting dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a casual weeknight meal. With a little time and effort, you can create a flavorful and tender dish that the whole family will enjoy. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give this slow-braised beef short ribs recipe a try.

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