Cooking With Convenience
I used to be the home cook that was very opposed to kitchen gadgets. I loved the concept of truly making everything from scratch the old school way. However, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to appreciate the convenience of certain appliances like the air fryer and slow cooker. Specifically with the slow cooker, I love how you can create the most tender meat without having to constantly check in on it. You can really go about your day and trust that everything is going to taste amazing in the end. So today, I’m sharing my recipe for Slow Cooker Miso Five Spice Short Ribs. These short ribs are so flavorful and incredibly tender. Short ribs are seasoned with Chinese five spice and then cooked in a slow cooker with a savory miso onion sauce.
Low And Slow
Start by patting the short ribs dry with paper towels. Season them on all sides with with the kosher salt, black pepper, and five spice. Heat a large dutch oven or pan over medium high heat. Pour in the vegetable oil. Add in the short ribs and cook on each side for 2-3 minutes until golden brown and seared all over. Remove the short ribs from the pan.
In the same pan, add in the onions. Sauté until translucent then mix in the garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute. In a separate bowl, combine the beef broth, miso paste, brown sugar, dark soy sauce, and Chinese cooking wine. Mix until the miso paste has dissolved. Pour this mixture into the dutch oven. Scrape up any brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula to incorporate it into the sauce. Bring it to a bubble then remove the dutch oven from heat.
Add the short ribs into the slow cooker along with the rosemary and bay leaf. Pour all the contents in the dutch oven into the slow cooker over the short ribs. Arrange the onions so they’re evenly distributed. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
30 minutes before the short ribs finish cooking, mix the cornstarch and water together in a bowl until the cornstarch has dissolved. Pour this mixture into the slow cooker and mix until combined throughout. Cover and cook for the remaining 30 minutes, the sauce should thicken. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed. Discard the rosemary sprig and bay leaf. Enjoy!
Cooking On The Stovetop
To make this on the stovetop, follow the instructions through step three. Add the short ribs into the dutch oven along with the rosemary and bay leaf. Heat over medium heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with a lid. Cook for 2-3½ hours, checking in to see if there’s still enough liquid in the pot. Add in more beef broth as needed. 10 minutes before the short ribs are done, mix in the cornstarch and water mixture to thicken.
Fall Off The Bone
I’m telling you, these Slow Cooker Miso Five Spice Short Ribs are fall-off-the-bone good. I also feel like a lot asian short rib recipes tend to be on the sweeter side, but this is savory through and through. The short rib meat falls apart effortlessly, and all of the onions melt into the sauce adding even more flavor. It’s savory and umami with a hint of warmth from the spices in the Chinese five spice. I love making this for a cozy day in and I’ll serve them over mashed potatoes. This is such a delicious recipe to have in your back pocket whenever you want a comforting braised dish without all the effort.
Slow Cooker Miso Five Spice Short Ribs
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Bone In Short Ribs
- 1 tbsp Kosher Salt
- ½ tbsp Black Pepper
- ¾ tbsp Five spice
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 Large Onion (sliced)
- 3 Garlic Cloves (minced)
- 1 ½ tsp Grated Ginger
- 1 ¾ cup Beef Broth
- 1 ½ tbsp Red Miso Paste
- 2 tbsp Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine
- 1 Rosemary sprig
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 3 tbsp Cornstarch
- ⅓ cup Cold Water
Instructions
- Pat the short ribs dry with paper towels. Season them on all sides with with the kosher salt, black pepper, and five spice.
- Heat a large dutch oven or pan over medium high heat. Pour in the vegetable oil. Add in the short ribs and cook on each side for 2-3 minutes until golden brown and seared all over. Remove the short ribs from the pan.
- In the same pan, add in the onions. Sauté until translucent then mix in the garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute. In a separate bowl, combine the beef broth, miso paste, brown sugar, dark soy sauce, and Chinese cooking wine. Mix until the miso paste has dissolved. Pour this mixture into the dutch oven. Scrape up any brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula to incorporate it into the sauce. Bring it to a bubble then remove the dutch oven from heat.
- Add the short ribs into the slow cooker along with the rosemary and bay leaf. Pour all the contents in the dutch oven into the slow cooker over the short ribs. Arrange the onions so they're evenly distributed. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
- 30 minutes before the short ribs finish cooking, mix the cornstarch and water together in a bowl until the cornstarch has dissolved. Pour this mixture into the slow cooker and mix until combined throughout. Cover and cook for the remaining 30 minutes, the sauce should thicken. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed. Discard the rosemary sprig and bay leaf. Enjoy!
Stovetop Cooking Instructions:
- To make this on the stovetop, follow the instructions through step three.
- Add the short ribs into the dutch oven along with the rosemary and bay leaf. Heat over medium heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with a lid. Cook for 2-3½ hours, checking in to see if there's still enough liquid in the pot. Add in more beef broth as needed.
- 10 minutes before the short ribs are done, mix in the cornstarch and water mixture to thicken.
