I've been trying to clean out the freezer, as we have a lamb and hog to make room for. I'm not fond of beef short ribs because they are so fatty. I found several packages and decided to make something Asian inspired. This is what I did.
I filled my nesco with frozen ribs. Cooked on slow/cook for 2 hours. Keep in mind this is for a nesco full of meat, you could cut this back. I then added 2C soy sauce, 1/2 C red wine vinegar and 4 C water. This was enough to braise the meat. Let that simmer away along with a mixture of the spices. 6 cloves of minced garlic, 1 diced onion, 1/2 C brown sugar, 1/8 C honey, 1/8 C molasses (both in 1/4 C), 1 tsp. red pepper flakes, 1 tsp. ground ginger, 1/2 C diced dried plums (prunes) and 1/2 C orange juice - pour over meat.
Continue cooking on low for several hours. Then I took the ribs out and ran the juice through a strainer. I skimmed off the fat and added 1 tsp. spicy black bean sauce and 1 tsp. chili garlic sauce. Return ribs to nesco on low.
Reduce the sauce and pour back over the ribs in the nesco. It is basically ready. Serve on a bed of rice.
I also made a zucchini slaw. I shredded a head of cabbage, zucchini and apples together. I added the poppy seed dressing, raisins and sesame seeds.
It was nice not only to clean out part of the freezer, but the garden as well.
Blessings from Wisconsin.
Looks good !
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