Rich, complex flavors of French cuisine meet the ease of a crockpot in this recipe. Braised short ribs paired with vegetables make up a hearty plate of countryside comfort food.
3 1/2 pounds lean beef short ribs
1 1/3 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup Dijon mustard with horseradish
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons (chopped) garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound baby fingerling or red potatoes, halved
3/4 pound baby carrots
1 cup (chopped) onion
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
Arrange ribs on broiler-pan rack. Broil 4 inches from heat source 10 minutes, turning several times, until well browned.
In a 5-quart or larger slow cooker, combine 1 cup of the broth, 3 tablespoons of the mustard, vinegar, garlic, and half the salt and pepper. Add potatoes, carrots, and onion. Place short ribs, bone-side up, on top.
Cover and cook on high 4 hours or low 8 hours, or until beef is fork-tender and falling off bones.
Transfer ribs and vegetables to a platter, discarding bones. Cover with foil to keep warm. Skim fat from surface of braising liquid in cooker and adjust cooker setting to high if liquid is low.
In a small bowl, whisk remaining 1/3 cup broth and flour until blended. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon mustard, sour cream, tarragon, and remaining 1/2 tsp. each of salt and pepper. Add to braising liquid in cooker, then cover and cook 15 minutes, until slightly thickened.
To serve, spoon mustard sauce over short ribs and vegetables.
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reviews & comments
November 15, 2011
Short ribs are quite possibly one of my favorite foods. I hadn't cooked them in the crockpot before so I was curious how they would turn out. Typically with short ribs you flour them and brown them in oil before cooking. This recipe has you broiling them. I think I would have liked them browned instead to keep them a little more moist but the recipe was quite good and they weren't dried out or anything. The vegetables were nicely done and the sauce created at the end gives it a nice boost to the flavor (long cooking times will make flavors mellow so you usually want to add some sort of flavor at the end when using a crockpot).