Grammy's Kitchen · Braised Short Ribs · Crockpot Short Ribs
One of 170 braised short ribs recipes we measured
from www.wellplated.com
It ranks #1 of 170 for gravy quality among the braised short ribs recipes we compared. 4 cooks on www.wellplated.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 170.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 40% | 11% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 12% | 9% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| thickener | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 51% | 0% |
| collagen idx | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| marbling idx | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1814 g | 4 pounds meaty bone-in short ribs (1 1/2 inches or thicker) |
| 19 g | 5 teaspoons kosher salt divided |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper |
| 366 g | 6 medium carrots chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups) |
| 160 g | 4 ribs celery chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups) |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups) |
| 24 g | 8 cloves garlic minced |
| 49 g | 3 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 1 bottle (750 ml dry red wine such as Chianti, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Cotes de Rhone) | |
| 720 g | 3 cups beef stock or chicken stock (plus more as needed) |
| 397 g | 1 (14-ounce) can fire roasted diced tomatoes in their juices |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce |
| 9 g | 8 to 10 sprigs fresh thyme (tied into a bundle with kitchen string) |
| 16 g | 2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed with 2 tablespoons water to create a slurry) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional for serving) |
| Mashed potatoes, cooked pappardelle or similar pasta, roasted potatoes, or creamy polenta |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“The short ribs were crazy good! Didn't even need a knife to cut these. They were falling off the bone as I took them out of the slow cooker. I appreciated how easy it was to put everything together. I added more carrots and onions, which cooked down nicely wit” — a cook, 5★
“The short ribs were crazy good! Didn’t even need a knife to cut these. They were falling off the bone as I took them out of the slow cooker. I appreciated how easy it was to put everything together. I added more carrots and onions, which cooked down nicely wit” — a cook, 5★