Korean Style Short Ribs (Crock Pot)

barefootmommawv's Note:

I'm always looking for new recipes to make in my crock pot. Here's another easy and tasty one. I finally got around to making this I used pork spare ribs. I cooked them longer till they were falling off the bone. The sauce has a very good flavor. My husband was pleasantly surprised at the flavor.I found this in Family Circle Magazine.

• Total Time: 6 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 4 garlic cloves , crushed
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 5 lbs beef short ribs or 5 lbs pork ribs
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 ½ cups shredded carrots
• 3 scallions , thrimmed and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed
• 3 cups cooked white rice

Directions:

1. Blend soy sauce, sugar, oil, vinegar, ginger, garlic and red pepper in bowl.
2. Place ribs in 5 quart slow cooker, add sauce. Cover, cook on High for 6 hours or Low for 9 hours, until meat is tender.
3. Transfer ribs to a platter. Skim and discard excess fat from liquid. Combine cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water; blend with liquid in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook for 2 minutes, stirring, until thickened. Stir in carrots. Top ribs with sauce, scallions and sesame seeds.
4. Serve over cooked rice.

Reviews

[Lchaim7]

Wonderful, but heavy! next time I will trim more fat off of the ribs. We didn't have fresh ginger so I used ground ginger seasoning. The sauce is SUPERB!

[Sapphire123]

Awesomely delicious! Thanks!

[Bluemonkey]

I doubled the sauce ingredients using the 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes and also adding 3 large jalapenos whole. I also doubled the carrots. I used thin 1/4 inch cut Korean/flanken cut short ribs that are cut across the rib bones leaving "buttons" of bone on the "slices". I cooked on high 1 hr then low for 1 hr . I then moved the bottom layers of ribs to the top and cooked about another 2-3 hrs on low. I also did the sauce in my crockpot rather than moving it to another pot. I let it come to a hard simmer with bubbles breaking and cooked for about 6 minutes then added the carrots and cooked another 10 minutes or so. It was fabulous! Everyone said it was a keeper.