12/12 - Slow Cooker Braised Boneless Short Ribs

Ingredients:

• 4.4 lbs of boneless short ribs (costco)
• 1.5 - 2 cans of tomatoes
• 1/3 cup red wine (pinot noir)
• 1 onion (sliced)
• 1 carrot (sliced)
• 6 cloves garlic (whole)
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 pieces beef bone marrow (i added it frozen...think it lengthened the cooktime)
  

Method:

1. salt and pepper the meat...cut into 2-3 inch cubes
   
2. place all ingredients into crock pot and turn to high...cook til tender (i put veggies on bottom)
   
3. (did not sear as i feel the best stews have not been seared...meat absorbs flavors better
   

Notes:

• think it was a bad idea to put meat in last...should sit on bottom, not on top of veggies...but i wanted least heat to hit it as i don't want the hot bottom overcooking the meat
  
• first i started on low for 1 hour, but didn't do anything so boosted to high
• mom said that i should have boiled liquid first then add to crock pot so it would not take so long to simmer
• no simmer after 6 hrs (started at 8pm...checked at 2 am...so simmer)
• too much liquid at 2am, so scooped out about 1.5 cups of liquid as it might boil over