This one is going to be nice and short. Just wanted to give a huge shout-out to our awesome friend Tim from All in Paleo. That links to his Facebook page and we need everyone to go give him a huge high five and like. This man has cured himself of Type II Diabetes and is no longer really Big Tim, he is shrinking daily. This man is an inspiration to many and it needs to be recognized. Now onto this recipe, it was so simple yet so delicious. We had Big Tim himself make it after we did just to taste it and make sure it was a hit. It passed with flying colors and the photos below are courtesy of him. We hope you guys enjoy.
Crockpot Simple Short Ribs
Ingredients
- 3 pounds of beef short ribs
- 1 large red onion sliced
- 1 large white onion sliced
- 3 stalks celery diced
- 3 carrots peeled and diced
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Line the bottom of your crockpot with your onions, celery, and carrots
- Heat a saute pan or cast iron skillet over high heat and sear all sides of your short ribs for 2-3 minutes per side
- Place your short ribs on top of your veggies
- Mix all other ingredients in a bowl and pour over the top of your short ribs
- Cover your crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours
- After it is cooked, if you would like you can remove the veggies and beef and add some arrowroot powder to thicken the sauce and serve over your beef
- Enjoy
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Can I make this in a small crockpot? Mine is 3-4 quarts, and 3 lbs of meat sounds a lot…
yes just reduce the recipe
Hi! I am just about to make your Crockpot Short Rib Recipe and I have a question. The recipe calls for 3 lb. of ribs but I have almost 5 lb. Should I change the ingredients to 1.5 times the original amount including the liquid?
Yes I would to be safe
I wanted to make this and was wondering what a good substitution for the beef short ribs are. Finding the ribs where I live is very hit or miss. Thanks!
Any meat with a bone in works :)
I made this, this past week, but substituted a 3 lb bison rump roast (Whole Foods was out of short ribs), and it turned out awesome! Only thing I added was some freshly chopped garlic. Once the meat was done, I pulled it and broke it into large chunks with a fork. I omitted the arrowroot and used an immersion blender to create a sauce…then put the meat back in the sauce while I was getting the rest of the meal together. This one will be on regular rotation on our menu!
BTW…we’ve made this with the short ribs as well, and it’s a great recipe! Thanks!
it sounds like it would be truly amazing with the bison rump roast. That is such an amazing idea!
I made this last week and it was absolutely amazing!
Awesome Dana, glad you enjoyed
I made these yesterday using beef stock instead of water. This is a fabulous recipe and will definitely be repeated in our house. The onions turned out great, and I’m not normally a fan of onions unless chopped up fine. But they added just the right touch with the ribs. Thanks for all the hard work and the wonderful recipes.
You are so welcome Susan, so glad you enjoyed
Yummmm! Made this dish for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I had no red onion, so doubled the white onion and used the pressure cooker instead. The beef was super tender and dinner was ready in less than 45 minutes including prep time. So glad I found this super simple yummy recipe.
Oh awesome Mileni, that makes me so happy
We tried this night and it was excellent! I love your crockpot recipes best because I can quickly prepare them in the morning and they are ready when I get home – which allows me to spend more time with my family after work. The kids love eating “caveman” style and have hardly noticed the transition to paleo! Tonight we are having your crockpot honey dijon chicken! The best part about your crockpot recipes is that I make a gravy out of the juices with a little coconut flour and cream of tartar and use that to top off our mashed cauliflower!
Jennifer thank you for your comment. That is why I use my crock pot too, so I can work more haha. That gravy sounds delicious and I am glad you love my recipes. Keep up the awesome cooking :)
Made these yesterday. Hot damn, they were amazing. Thanks George and Tim! Powerful creation!
Awesome, so glad you loved them
Thank you, these were awesome. My teenage boys and husband were raving, which is rare. My only disappointment was that the ribs that I used didn’t yield enough meat. I am going to try again with stew meat and pork country style ribs. This recipe will be a regular. Thanks again.
Oh that sounds awesome Audrey, hope you love your new version
Looking forward to trying this. I used beef stock rather than red wine vinegar. I’ll see how that goes. I am curious about how the apple cider vinegar turned out for others. It is the only vinegar I can have at the moment but figured the stock might be a little richer flavor. By the way, I am assuming all the measurements were teaspoons even though a capital T was used on them? I was taught that the capital T was for Tablespoon.
Christine that will work well too. All the measurements are teaspoons, that is why it says Tsp and not just T. I am in the process of fixing all my old recipes.
I’ve just remembered: when the ribs were done, I popped them under the broiler for a couple of minutes to brown the tops. This worked very well.
Do you have any idea what I might use instead of red wine vinegar? It was tasty as could be, but I am apparently sensitive to sulfites so this gave me a bit of a headache. Maybe a bit of tomato paste?
He Anna you could use tomato paste or broth or anything you wanted. You could leave it out entirely too if you need to
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These were amazing. I want to try this with other meats, too. Yummy. Wow. My whole family thought this was excellent.
I made these with just over 3lbs of short ribs, 2 carrots, 2 stalks of celery, 1/4 red onion, 3/4 white onion, and 1 leek. I was low on carrots when I made this, but in the future I’ll toss in a whole bag of baby carrots.
My husband and I wanted to cook something special for our anniversary weekend and I made these with some fennel, carrots, onion, and rutabagas. It was AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for inspiring such a great meal!
Mercedes congratulations on your anniversary and I am so happy to hear you had an amazing meal :)
What vinegar could you use instead of red wine vinegar?
Apple cider or you could leave it out. It was for flavor
Wow, these were awesome. Made exactly as instructed and everything came out tasty. I think next time I will up the meat, carrots and celery. I ended up with 3 cups of “juice”. Excellent meal. Thank you!
Awesome Jenni. So glad you enjoyed :)
Excellent dish, I might have been a little heavy with the sea salt, but such is life. May even try this one for dinner at the firehouse.
Awesome Rob thank you. I hope all your colleagues agree
How about curry powder, is it also essential? How bout added pottato?
No none of the spices are essential, you can season it however you like. And yes you can add whatever vegetables or tubers you like
Made this with country style pork ribs.. so good… Love it !
Awesome thanks for stopping by
I think I’ll give this a try tonight, but I’m doing an autoimmune diet so I’ll leave out the paprika and chili spices. Any suggestions on replacements?
I wouldn’t replace them. Just let the delicious beef shine through.
these were great1 I didn’t have a red onion so I used a leek I had. I even used the leftover juice, celery and onions to start my chicken stock (so I guess it is chicken & beef stock but either way it will be good!)
That sounds great too. So glad you liked them
This is the first paleo recipe I’ve made that my husband asks for again and again. And it’s SO easy. We toss in whole baby carrots, switch up the meat (stew meat is cheap and works great), make it the night before and just turn it on in the morning. Amazing.
Woohoo so glad you enjoy :) I love simple delicious food :)
Wondering~Could you use the spices as a dry rub and marinate overnight? Any reason not to? I’m thinking this might be my crockpot meal of the week.
Of course you can
Thank you sooo much for this recipe! It was so delicious. My husband is still raving about it, and it was so easy to make. I can’t believe that I had my Crockpot sitting in my closet for three years without opening it. Keep sharing!
Your most welcome, I had already seen your post when you posted the recipe, so glad you enjoyed. Hope you keep making awesome crockpot recipes, thats honestly the best tool in the world
These look amazing!
They are Lauri, try them :)
Soooooooo good! Paleo or not, these are a hit.
Woot woot. I love hearing that
How essential is the celery?
Not essential at all.
Just made these. They were amazing!! I didn’t have time to sear the ribs this morning and they still turned out delicious. I did toss in some extra carrots and celery.
Oh thats awesome Nicky, so glad you enjoyed
Very delicious – the beef was wonderfully tender! Thank you!
You are most welcome, so glad you enjoyed
We’ll be making these this weekend!
Awesome I hope you love them
Wow–these were really excellent. Meat was tender and the flavor of the broth…amazing. Was great to come home from work and have this terrific meal all ready Thanks for continuing to provide great ideas for helping keep my eating on track.
I am do glad you enjoyed. Even happier you told me :)
Sounds and looks great!
p.s. cooking time 8 mins? :)