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Slow Cooker Short Ribs

Here's how you make Slow Cooker Short Ribs
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 5h
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 pounds beef short ribs (bone-in, trimmed of all fat)
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 large sweet onion, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 1 bottle (12 ounce) chili sauce
  • 3/4 cup plum preserves
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cover the bottom of the slow-cooker with onions and garlic. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the ribs on all sides with salt & pepper. Sear the ribs in batches in the hot oil. Place in slow cooker with the onions. Cook on Low for 5 hours.

  • Step 2: To make the sauce, combine stirring the chili sauce, preserves, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire, Dijon, and cloves in a saucepan and heat over medium for about 5 minutes just to warm.

  • Step 3: Open the slow cooker and remove any fat in the juices from the ribs. Then pour the sauce in the slow cooker to cover the ribs, replace the lid of the slow cooker, and turn heat up to High. Cook for 30 more minutes, or you could finish cooking the ribs and sauce in the oven.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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