It seems totally fitting that I whipped out my slow cooker this week. It’s getting cooler here in Wisconsin .. yesterday was a brisk 46/47 degrees and today it’s 55 degrees! Fall is a comin’ and I love it!
I absolutely love the smell when you walk into your kitchen if you have something cooking in your slow cooker. There’s nothing like it. And I especially love slow cooking beef because it just falls apart and practically melts in your mouth. So flavorful and so amazing. I mean, come on, just look at this.
One thing I’ve learned with cooking with my slow cooker is that if you have good quality meat, you don’t really need a lot of ingredients to get something that’s flavorful and delicious. This recipe uses one of my favorite Korean ingredients, gochujang. So, if you’re feeling spicy, because, believe me, this one has some nice heat to it, I hope you give this one a try . . it’s really delicious!
And don’t forget! Today is the LAST DAY to enter my cookbook giveaway with America’s Test Kitchen. I adapted their Asian Braised Beef Short Ribs recipe (pg. 262). . so enter the giveaway. . this cookbook is fabulous and perfect for fall!!
Slow Cooker Spicy Asian Beef Short Ribs
Ingredients
- ¼ cup beef broth
- ¾ cup hoisin sauce
- 3 to 4 scallions diced + some for garnish
- 2 tablespoons gochujang Korean hot pepper paste
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 to 3 lbs. beef short ribs bone-in or boneless
- salt and pepper
- serve with white rice
Instructions
- Whisk together the beef broth, hoisin sauce, diced scallions, gochujang and honey in the slow cooker. Season your short ribs with salt and pepper on both sides and nestle into the slow cooker ensuring the gochujang mixture is covering your beef.
- Cover and cook until beef is tender, for about 7-8 hours on low or 4 to 6 hours on high.
- Transfer short ribs to serving platter. Skim off any excess fat (if any) from the surface of the sauce and pour the sauce over the short ribs and garnish with more diced scallion greens. Serve with white rice.
Cate+@+Chez+CateyLou says
September 12, 2014 at 6:27 amTalk about the perfect fall meal! These short ribs look so saucy and delicious. I really really REALLY need to buy a slow cooker this year so that I can make this amazing dish!!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:11 pmHi Cate!! oh you SO need a slow cooker!! It will change your life!! I hope you can get one this fall!!
Eva says
September 12, 2014 at 9:20 amMy husband is fan of this kind of recipes and me too! Looks delicious 😉
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:14 pmThanks so much Eva. . I hope you try this recipe!
Jocelyn+(Grandbaby+Cakes) says
September 12, 2014 at 9:42 amThis is the best looking piece of beef I have ever seen. Gotta pin! Gotta pin girl!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:24 pmThanks so much, J! 🙂
Liz+@+Tip+Top+Shape says
September 12, 2014 at 9:47 amI love the fall weather happening. Although, I have to admit, it came a bit quickly in Illinois. We went from 80-something to 50-something within a day!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:26 pmSame here, Liz! i’m in Wisconsin. . very close to IL and I was like, what the. . one day is was warm and now it’s been brisk and chilly. . but I kinda love it.
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
September 12, 2014 at 10:42 amI can only imagine how good this smells! I love slow cooker meals because they smell so good but I have a hard time waiting to eat them! Love the combination of flavors in this dish, can’t wait to try it!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:27 pmThanks so much, Ashley! hope you’re having a great time in CA!
Matt+Robinson says
September 12, 2014 at 12:05 pmAbsolutely beautiful Alice, and so easy too. These look incredible!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:27 pmThanks so much, Matt!! I know, right?! Slow cooker recipes are the best! So easy!
Maria|Pink Patisserie says
September 12, 2014 at 12:26 pmI’m excited for slow cooking too Alice! This looks so very mouthwatering!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:28 pmThanks so much, Maria! I’m ready for fall!!
Nancy+@+gottagetbaked says
September 12, 2014 at 12:37 pmIt’s still sunny and beautiful here but the temps are cooling – in other words, perfect fall weather! The leaves are already changing colour on the trees too. I love it! Just as much as I love this dish – I can’t wait to start using my slow cooker! That beef looks like it melts in the mouth, Alice. It’s 10:30 in the morning but I wish I had a giant plate of this beef and rice in front of me right now!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:29 pmThanks so much, Nance! I can’t wait to start to see the leaves changing colors here. . and all the pumpkin patches coming out! I devoured this entire plate right after I shot this. . I usually only eat half but this time, I went for it. So good!
Kelly says
September 12, 2014 at 2:54 pmThis is such a beautiful plate of ribs Alice! Looks so saucy and flavorful! I love using my slow cooker when it starts getting chillier which happened yesterday and I can’t wait to add this mouthwatering meal to our menu! Pinning 🙂
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 12:30 pmThanks so much, Kelly! It’s crazy. . all of a sudden one day, it was cold here! Perfect time to whip out my slow cooker for this! 🙂 Happy weekend to you!
marcie says
September 12, 2014 at 5:43 pmI want this in front of me right now for an early dinner! Pinning!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 6:45 amThanks so much, Marcie! I hope you try it!
Amy+Kim+(@kimchi_mom) says
September 12, 2014 at 6:35 pmI can’t wait for fall! I can’t wait for winter!! This looks so awesome and of course you can’t go wrong with gochujang and slow cookers. Awesome job as always Alice!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 6:44 amThanks, Amy!!! Dude, this smelled soooo good . . you have to try this! 🙂
Zainab says
September 12, 2014 at 7:20 pmYou are right this is just the perfect fall dinner. The beef looks so tender. Love it!!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 6:43 amThanks so much, Zainab! Happy weekend to you!
Alyssa (Everyday Maven) says
September 12, 2014 at 10:58 pmLove these flavors and so perfect for the cooler temps that are coming!
hipfoodiemom says
September 13, 2014 at 6:42 amThanks so much, Alyssa! It’s been cold here in Wisconsin. . like in the 40s! Can’t believe it! 🙂
Liz says
September 13, 2014 at 8:27 pmOh, my gosh, you ‘ve convinced me to dust off my slow cooker! Your ribs have given me a huge craving…I need these in MY kitchen!!!
hipfoodiemom says
September 14, 2014 at 7:23 amhaha, thanks so much Liz!!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
September 15, 2014 at 5:13 pmOh goodness! Now this is a dish I can get behind and that I wish was in front of me right now. It looks so good!
Arpita@ The Gastronomic Bong says
September 16, 2014 at 1:45 pmOMG!! this is incredible!! It looks so so delicious!! I definitely need to make this amazing dish soon… Love it!! 😀
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
September 18, 2014 at 7:59 pmHi Alice! Wow…your short ribs look amazing and this makes me want to get a slow cooker! The meat looks so tender. The best of the cooking process looks SUPER easy. Thanks for the inspiration!
hipfoodiemom says
September 18, 2014 at 8:22 pmThank you so much, Nami! Yes, I love my slow cooker and use it often in the fall and winter. . you need to get one!
Jeanette|+Jeanette's+Healthy+Living says
October 16, 2014 at 3:06 pmLove gochujang and hoisin – this sounds so good…right up my alley!
kathy achtschin says
November 6, 2014 at 10:00 amHow hot and spicy are these? My husband and I can not have anything that is real hot. Could you use a substitute of some kind instead?
kathy
hipfoodiemom says
November 6, 2014 at 8:38 pmHi Kathy,
Why don’t you just use 1/2 or 1 tablespoon of gochujang? That should be ok. If you try this, please let me know how you like it! 🙂
kathy says
November 6, 2014 at 8:46 pmOk I will let you know if I try it. I just wasnt sure how hot or spicy it was in the beginning.
Anna Kate says
January 5, 2015 at 7:53 pmOkay.. I know it’s obnoxious when someone almost totally changes a recipe but I just had to have this tonight. Then realized I had very few of the few ingredients haha.. But i wasn’t going to give up on something so delicious looking! So here are some substitutions I tried in case anyone else runs into the same problem:
Hoisen sauce: one part country bobs, one part original kc masterpiece BBQ sauce, one part maple syrup, two dashes soy sauce
Gochujang: I pretty much followed this recipe (sort of.. Didn’t use soy bean paste.. Okay and I may have used some somewhat cheap white wine instead of rice wine. I was REALLY under prepared) http://www.hannaone.com/Recipe/kochujangreplacement.html
With a dash of sugar and a dash of soy sauce for good measure… This very altered recipe was so delicious that I made extra of the sauce and bottled it up. Can’t wait to try it without substitutions! Thank you for the recipe! And seriously… I feel like I should apologize for so many substitutions but my tummy wouldn’t be so happy right now without this recipe to start with
Debra Donovan says
February 19, 2015 at 11:10 amSounds great, thank you so much. Do you advice to brown beef before putting it into the slow cooker?
hipfoodiemom says
February 19, 2015 at 11:18 amHi Debra, you can sear the beef before placing into the slow cooker to seal in the juices but I wouldn’t so any more than that. . the slow cooker will cook everything for you!
hipfoodiemom says
February 19, 2015 at 11:19 ambut I wouldn’t “do”. .
Ross says
July 15, 2016 at 9:19 amRibs were exceptional. I added a little garlic and a sliced red pepper strips that added a little depth. Thanks for the recipe.
hipfoodiemom says
July 15, 2016 at 10:28 amThat sounds amazing!!! Thank you for the comment! You made my day!
Mary says
March 27, 2017 at 1:08 amI made this as slow cooker freezer meals and it was AMAZING. By far the best beef dish I have ever prepared. Thank you for the recipe!
hipfoodiemom says
March 27, 2017 at 6:52 amMary, thank you so much! I am so happy to hear this!! This is one of my favorite things to make! So glad that you enjoyed it!
Lynda D. says
February 1, 2018 at 1:40 pmThis recipe is SO delicious, I have made it several times. After I take the meat out, I like to add extra Hoisen Sauce and a little thickener to the sauce so it is not so runny. Thank you so much for the recipe!
hipfoodiemom says
February 1, 2018 at 2:30 pmOf course!!! Thank you for sharing what you do! So glad you love it!