Chinese Five Spice Short Ribs - Crock Pot

KelBel's Note:

A little sweet, a little spicy, and very tasty.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 large onion
• 4 lbs short rib of beef
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 (14 ½ ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 (1 ½ ounce) envelope onion soup mix
• 2 tablespoons Chinese five spice powder

Directions:

1. Slice the onion and put it into a slow cooker.
2. Season the short ribs with garlic salt and pepper.
3. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, brown all sides of the short ribs. When browned, place in slow cooker on top of sliced onions.
4. In a mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over the top of short ribs. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours.

Reviews

[TheDancingCook]

I cut the recipe in half to serve 3. I used boneless country style pork ribs, which came out so very tender. I cooked them on low for about 5 1/2 hours then on high for about 2 hours. I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt, but used regular beef broth. The meat was not overly spicy, which was ok, because DH doesn't do the spicy thing and I was feeding a 5 y/o, who cleaned his plate of the meal. I served this with oriental fried rice and steamed broccoli. There is lots of delicious juicy broth and this would be great served over white rice too.

[PaulaG]

I used boneless short ribs which were wonderfully tender in about 6 hours on low. The recipe was reduced to serve 4 and the onions were sauteed in the skillet along with a large clove of garlic before adding to the crockpot. The onion soup mix was my Onion Seasoning Mix Onion Seasoning Mix. I did reduce the amount of Five Spice powder by 1/3. These were wonderful served along with Health Nut Brown Rice.

[Mrs. Stephenson]

It was very easy to make. (Like most crock pot recipes) I followed the recipe to the letter. It has a very interesting flavor. The meat was very tender and juicy. However, I don't think this recipe is for me. I don't feel that the different spices compliment eachother. They were not a good combination. They didn't taste bad, but they were not spices I would have combined on my own.