Chinese Country Beef Short Ribs

By kimvess

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons vinegar rice or white
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder optional*
• 1 each 1 each onion finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ginger fresh, minced
• 1 each 1 each garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tb cold water
• 4 pounds beef, short ribs cut into individual ribs
• 1 x rice cooked, hot

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 300mins
Adapted from recipeland.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

In a 3-1/2 quart slow cooker, combine ketchup, honey, vinegar, soy sauce, five-spice powder, onion, ginger and garlic.

Position a broiler rack 6 inches from the source of the heat and preheat the broiler.

Broil the ribs, turning once, until browned. About 10 minutes.

Transfer the ribs to the slow cooker.

Stir to coat the ribs with the sauce.

Cover and slow cook until ribs are tender. About 5-6 hours at 200 degrees (low).

Transfer the ribs to a platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.

Skim the fat from the surface of the sauce.

In a medium saucepan bring the sauce to a simmer over a medium heat.

Cook until reduced to about 1 cup, 6-8 minutes.

Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook just until thickened.

Pour the sauce over ribs and serve immediately with hot cooked rice.