Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs with Beer

These Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs are a great barbecue meal for when it’s too cold outside to grill. Tender braised ribs are cooked to perfection, then coated in a savory beer sauce. These easy slow cooker short ribs are the best way to cook bone-in or boneless short ribs. Cooked low and slow with a delicious sauce, this great recipe makes the most of slow-cooked tender beef.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 148 kcal per serving

Ingredients

3 - Onions
3 ½ pounds - Bone-in beef short ribs
1 - Bay leaf
12 ounces - Beer
2 tablespoons - brown sugar
2 tablespoons - Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons - Tomato paste
2 teaspoons - Dried thyme
2 teaspoons - Beef bouillon granules
1 tsp - Salt
¼ tsp - Pepper
3 tablespoons - All-purpose flour
½ cup - Cold water

Instructions

Place onions in a 5 quart slow cooker; add ribs and bay leaf.
Combine the beer, brown sugar, mustard, tomato paste, thyme, bouillon, salt and pepper.
Pour over meat.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove meat and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm.
Discard bay leaf.
Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer juices to a small saucepan.
Bring liquid to a boil.
Combine flour and water until smooth.
Gradually stir into the pan.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

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