Not-Barbecued Short Ribs

A slow-cooked crock of short ribs that is easy to prepare, tasty, very tender and offer a Polynesian twist. Great over rice. Great as a potluck dish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 740 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 5 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon dried sage
• 4 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 7 pounds beef short ribs, or more to taste
• 2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
• 7 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1.5 cups brown sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons dry mustard

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spread onion into the bottom of the crock of your slow cooker. Season short ribs with salt and pepper; place atop the onion.

Step 2

Mix water, pineapple chunks with juice, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, garlic, sage, thyme, and mustard together in a bowl; pour over the ribs.

Step 3

Cook on High for 4 hours (on on Low for 6 to 8 hours).