This is a sweet and savory dish that will have them licking their plates clean. If you prefer a thicker sauce, you can mix in 1 tablespoon cornstarch into sauce before serving.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 6 hrs
Total Time: 6 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 pounds beef short ribs
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup loquat preserves
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup low-sodium Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
Steps
- Place short ribs in the crock of a slow cooker; season with salt and pepper.
- Combine water, preserves, chili sauce, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, onion soup mix, red pepper flakes, onion powder, garlic powder, cinnamon, and ginger in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Seal jar and shake until ingredients are well mixed; pour over the ribs, assuring all ribs are covered in sauce.
- Cook on Low until the meat is fork-tender, 6 to 9 hours (or on High for 3 to 6 hours).
