Slow Cooker Low-Carb Beef Short Ribs

Ingredients

• 4 lbs boneless or bone in, beef short ribs cut crosswise
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1.5 cup onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce homemade
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1.5 cup red wine

Optional: celery, carrots

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season one side of your short ribs generously with salt and pepper. 
2. Place half of the ribs, seasoned side down onto the hot skillet and brown. Season the top of the ribs in the skillet with salt and pepper. Flip once the bottom is browned. Remove and set aside while browning the rest fo the meat.
3. Add beef broth to slow cooker and place short ribs into crock pot. 
4. To the same skillet add your remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Pour this over the ribs in the crock pot. 
5. Cover and cook on high 4-6 hours or low 8-10 hours.
   
   
   
   
   Seared to perfection then a few simple ingredients you probably have in your kitchen already, all placed in the slow cooker to do it’s thing for a few hours. Add some mashed cauliflower or riced cauliflower for the bed and dinner is served. Truly a comfort dish in any season but especially wonderful on a cold winter’s night!
   
   
   
   I’ve only made this recipe using boneless short ribs but you can use bone-in if that’s all you can find. I’m sure either will work, they just need plenty of time to get tender.
   
   
   
   Also it’s totally optional to add some carrots if your spouse is not into a low carb lifestyle, like mine is not. Just throw them in when cooking the onion and remaining ingredients.