Boneless Short Ribs In A Crock Pot

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 -3 1/2 lbs boneless short ribs
• 6 potatoes
• 12 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 tablespoons onion powder, to taste or 1/2 fresh diced onion
• 12 ounces beef broth
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle dark beer
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar
• flour, to thicken sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a big bowl, mix together flour, salt, pepper and onion powder (if you use a fresh onion put it in with the liquid instead).
• 2 dredge the ribs in the mixture and then assemble in an aluminum foil pan with a bit of oil. broil in the oven until they are browned.
• 3 while you're browning - mix together all the other ingredients (fresh onion if applicable) using a wire whisk.
• 4 peel and cube potatoes and arrange them in the bottom of the crock pot - season with salt.
• 5 when meat is browned, place on top of the potatoes and pour the liquid mixture over it.
• 6 cook for 6 hours on high - or longer on low.
• 7 during the last 2 hours or so, mix it up.
• 8 during the last hour - mix it again and put in the mushrooms.
• 9 when the crock is done cooking - remove meat; remove potatoes. use flour - 1 tbsp at a time to make the gravy smooth and thick - depending on how much liquid you have you'll need to keep adding the flour until smooth (i use a wire whisk and do this directly in the crock pot).
• 10 serve the potatoes and meat in separate plates with the gravy on the side.
• 11 as an aside, the gravy is really delicious so you could omit the potatoes from the crock pot and do mashed potatoes instead.
• 12 i do not use carrots because their taste contaminates everything in the crock pot and makes everything taste like carrots.
• 13 i do not use a fresh onion because the flavour is sometimes too overpowering.