Easy Slow Cooker boneless Beef Short Ribs are the perfect main dish for entertaining because they are oh-so decadent and taste like you slaved away in the kitchen for your guests. The flavors from the onion, carrots, demi-glace, thyme, and garlic all seep into the meat, which is fall-apart tender and absolutely delicious.
Dice the Carrots and Onion. Mince the garlic. Chop the parsley. Place all in the slow cooker - but save some of the parsley for garnish.
Cut the short ribs into 2" pieces. In a bowl or baggie, mix the flour with a pinch of salt and pepper. Coat the outside of the short rib pieces on all sides. Shake off excess and add to a preheated pan with 1 tbls Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Sear on all sides.
Once seared, add 1 cup of beef broth and scrape all of the yummy beef bits up from the bottom of the pan. Transfer the meat and broth to the slow cooker. Note: if using red wine in this recipe, replace this 1 cup of broth with 1 cup of red wine
Add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker: remaining broth, tomato paste, demi-glace, red wine vinegar(eliminate if using red wine), Worcestershire Sauce, thyme, bay leaf, pinch of salt and pepper.
Stir to combine ingredients, then turn slow cooker on for 8 hours.
At 8 hours, test for seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed. Test the meat to ensure that it is tender and easily pulls apart with a fork. Serve over mashed potatoes, polenta, rice, or noodles.