Slow Cooked Beef Short Ribs

A delicious warming slow cooked dish that used beef short ribs - a similar flavour to oxtail. The meat is combined with mustard, smoked paprika, root vegetables, canned tomatoes and stock. Great for the cold evenings.

Prep Time: 6 mins

Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

Serves: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 1.8kg beef short ribs (Jacob's Ladder), cut in half widthways or oxtail pieces
  • 50g dark brown sugar
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 2 teaspoons mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rapeseed or olive oil
  • 2 medium leeks, sliced and rinsed
  • 2 large parsnips, peeled and chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 850ml good, hot beef stock
  • 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs

Method

  1. In a small bowl mix the seasoning, sugar, garlic, mustard, paprika and Worcestershire sauce together.
  2. Place the ribs or oxtail pieces in a shallow tray and coat with the spice mixture on both sides. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour, or overnight if time allows.
  3. Preheat the oven to 170°C, 150°C Fan, Gas Mark 3. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan and brown the ribs or oxtail pieces in batches. Transfer to a 3.4L heatproof casserole dish with the marinade juices. Add the leeks, parsnips and bay leaves to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally for 2-3 minutes then transfer to the casserole dish.
  4. Add the stock and tomatoes and, bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, cover and cook in the oven for 3-3½ hours, stirring occasionally.
  5. Remove the bay leaves, skim off any oil and serve with creamy mash and roasted vegetables.

If you'd like to try it in a slow-cooker, we've worked it all out for you: Slow Cooked Beef Short Ribs (Slow Cooker Version)

Tips:

This recipe works well with oxtail pieces too.