Slow Cooker – Asian Short Ribs

The recipe calls for a fair amount of ingredients that are not kitchen staples but, they are all very easy to find in the Asian section of the super market.  I was astonished to find every single jar product in my kitchen, plus the onion and garlic! All I had to buy at the store was 6 pounds of English short ribs and fresh ginger.

It is a very easy recipe and took about half an hour to prepare.  I placed the meat on a broiler pan and seasoned both sides with salt, pepper and the five-spice powder.  I then broiled the ribs for about 6 to 8 minutes per side.

While the meat was cooking,  I poured all the wet ingredients, along with the diced onion, ginger and garlic into the slow cooker.

Here is a look at the ribs when they were finished cooking.

I  placed the short ribs, little by little, into the slow cooker and coated them in the sauce.  I covered the slow cooker and cooked on low for 6 hours.

Once the ribs were finished, the bones lifted away from the meat and I pulled them out of the pot.   Instead of the salad suggested in the recipe, I made a traditional cole slaw to pair with the short ribs.