Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Fall-apart beef served with a rich and meaty red wine gravy. This is serious comfort food.
Ingredients
Short Ribs:
1 tbsp oil
4 meaty beef short ribs
1 onion peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
240 ml (1 cup) red wine
640 ml (2 3/4 cups) beef stock
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tbsp tomato puree paste for US
1 tsp sugar
2 bay leaves
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
For the gravy:
2 tbsp cornstarch/cornflour
5 tbsp cold water
Instructions
✅Heat the oil on high in a large frying pan. Place the short ribs in the pan and brown on all sides. This should take about 10 minutes.
✅Add in the onion and cook for a further 2 minutes, whilst stirring.
✅Add in the garlic and heat through for a minute, then add in the red wine.
✅Bring to a bubble and allow to simmer for 3 or 4 minutes, then add in the rest of the short rib ingredients.
✅Stir together and bring to a simmer, then transfer to the crockpot. Place the lid on and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
✅To make the gravy, ladle most of the cooking liquid out of the slow cooker and into a saucepan.
✅Heat the sauce over a high heat until bubbling.
✅Mix the cornstarch and water, then slowly pour the mixture into the cooking liquid whilst whisking – until the gravy thickens. You may not need all of the cornstarch. You’re looking for a nice gravy of a medium-thick consistency.
Fall-apart beef served with a rich and meaty red wine gravy. This is serious comfort food.
Ingredients
Short Ribs:
1 tbsp oil
4 meaty beef short ribs
1 onion peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
240 ml (1 cup) red wine
640 ml (2 3/4 cups) beef stock
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tbsp tomato puree paste for US
1 tsp sugar
2 bay leaves
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
For the gravy:
2 tbsp cornstarch/cornflour
5 tbsp cold water
Instructions
✅Heat the oil on high in a large frying pan. Place the short ribs in the pan and brown on all sides. This should take about 10 minutes.
✅Add in the onion and cook for a further 2 minutes, whilst stirring.
✅Add in the garlic and heat through for a minute, then add in the red wine.
✅Bring to a bubble and allow to simmer for 3 or 4 minutes, then add in the rest of the short rib ingredients.
✅Stir together and bring to a simmer, then transfer to the crockpot. Place the lid on and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
✅To make the gravy, ladle most of the cooking liquid out of the slow cooker and into a saucepan.
✅Heat the sauce over a high heat until bubbling.
✅Mix the cornstarch and water, then slowly pour the mixture into the cooking liquid whilst whisking – until the gravy thickens. You may not need all of the cornstarch. You’re looking for a nice gravy of a medium-thick consistency.
