Braised Beef Short Ribs

02/13/2019 Updated: 08/19/2020 By Karrie 58 Comments

Braised Beef Short Ribs are slow cooked for hours in a red wine, beef stock, and rich tomato sauce. Perfect served over mashed potatoes, risotto, rice, or noodles. Full of tender, fall off the bone, meaty goodness!

Braised Beef Short Ribs on a white plate on a dark wood table

This braised beef short rib recipe is one of my all-time favorite comfort food dishes.

There is nothing more comforting to me than a meal of red wine braised short ribs served over mashed potatoes. So rich and flavorful!

Slow cooked beef short ribs are super easy to make, yet exceptionally impressive.

It’s both a fantastic family dinner or a great romantic date night at home kind of meal.

For extra convenience, the ribs can also be made the day before and heated right before serving for a quick meal.

Trust me when I tell you, they are even better the next day, so plan on making a double batch!

How to reheat leftovers

Can leave the short ribs and sauce in the cooking pot and place directly in the refrigerator.
Take the pot with the ribs out of the refrigerator 20-30 minutes prior to reheating to take the chill off.
Reheat on the stove-top over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
Can also reheat in a preheated 300F/149C degree oven for 30 minutes.

Difference Between Flanken and English Cut

Flanken style is a thin cut (1/2 inch thick) of short rib that is cut across the bone, so each piece is a mixture of bone and meat. This type of short rib is most often found in a Korean BBQ recipe called galbi. They are also typically cooked quickly over a charcoal fueled high heat.
English style is cut between the rib bones, so each bone has a thick meat on top. This recipe uses the English style and it’s also the cut that’s used for boneless short ribs. Due to their thickness, they are typically cooked by a slow and low method, like this recipe.

Use grass fed beef for the best flavor

Just take a look at those grass fed short rib beauties in the picture above that I bought at a local holistic organic farm.

Cooking with farm-to-table ingredients and buying from farms who honesty care about their animals, the land, and providing healthy food for the community is so rewarding.

If you want to start buying from your local farms, look them up on Eat Wild and get some good grass fed beef ribs for this recipe.

Step by step photos of how to make braised short ribs

Cooking Tips:

This is the easiest slow cooked beef rib recipe with minimum preparation. Here’s how to do it:

In a dutch oven over medium-high heat, sear meaty beef ribs on all sides until browned.
Add to the pot fresh minced garlic, chopped onion, red wine, beef stock, and a little tomato paste.
Cover and bake for up to 3 hours for bone-in or 2 1/2 hours for boneless. SO EASY!!!

After cooking, it’s all transformed into a glorious sauce that is perfection poured over mashed potatoes, polenta, or noodles.

Or go the low carb way with cauliflower mash, sweet potato mash, or roasted winter squash.

The sauce will thicken on it’s own, so there’s really no need to use flour to thicken, just uncover the pot and serve.

Be sure to double the sauce ingredients because there’s never enough gravy in the world.

Beef Ribs half eaten on plate with a fork and knife

Try these easy side dishes:

Mashed Potato Pancakes
Fresh Ginger and Shallot Green Beans
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Sriracha Roasted Broccoli
Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
Loaded Sweet Potato Soup

Or these yummy bread and dessert recipes:

French Bread
Sweet Potato Rolls
Garlic Cheddar Angel Biscuits
Easy Fruit Cobbler
Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes
Cranberry Lemon Biscotti
Creamy and Easy Butterscotch Pudding
Chocolate Hazelnut Rice Dream

Did you enjoy these Braised Beef Short Ribs? Let me know by leaving a comment below and please don’t forget to share the recipe with your family and friends.

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