Crockpot Asian Short Ribs
Tender, fall off the bone crockpot asian short ribs! This delicious easy recipe is filled with tamari, ginger and garlic. Serve with coconut rice and bok choy for a perfect meal. Dairy free and gluten free.
Let’s start this week off with a big ol’ plate of delicious shredded meat.
And say a little thank you to the crockpot for turning out something so tender and tasty. We’re talking so tender that the meat will fall rightttt off the bone.
Slow cooked and jazzed up with some soy sauce, ginger and garlic … and with a little bit of kick from red pepper flakes.
Serve these short ribs over some coconut rice and with a side of bok choy – and bam! Perfect meal.
And it feels a little special, you know what I mean? Not your everyday kind of dinner.
I’m thinking it would be a perfect dish to make for the pink heart holiday coming up if you’re planning on doing a little celebrating at home.
Which is exactly what we will be doing. None of that prix fixe menu garbage – I tend to get a little cranky when I can’t order what I want. We learned that lesson a few years ago.
It’s not pretty folks. Especially when you’re at your favorite restaurant and can’t order the one dish you have been thinking about for weeks.
So don’t be disappointed. And rely on your crockpot instead. It will do you no wrong.
Additional Crockpot Recipes You Might Enjoy:
- Crockpot Pulled BBQ Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chocolate Stout Pulled Pork
- Crockpot Honey Bourbon Chicken
- Crockpot Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches
Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.

Crockpot Asian Short Ribs
Tender, fall off the bone crockpot asian short ribs! This delicious easy recipe is filled with tamari, ginger and garlic. Serve with coconut rice and bok choy for a perfect meal. Dairy free and gluten free.Â
Ingredients
For the short ribs:
- about 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 3 ½ pounds bone-in beef short ribs
- salt and pepper, for sprinkling
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce or tamari
- â…“ cup loosely packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
Serving ideas:
- coconut rice
- thinly sliced green onion
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Set a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in about 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. When hot, add in as many short ribs as will comfortably fit in the pan. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Brown both sides of the short ribs (about 2 minutes per side).
- Remove from the pan to a plate and repeat with the remaining olive oil and short ribs (only use the additional oil if needed, you may not need to add any to the pan).
- In a 6-quart crockpot, add the soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes. Whisk until well combined, until the sugar sort of dissolves into the liquid.
- Add the short ribs to the pot, arranging in a single layer. Cover and cook on high for about 6 hours, until the meat is really tender and easily comes away from the bone.
- Carefully transfer the short ribs to a cutting board. Skim off any fat that may be in the sauce in the pot.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water. With the crockpot still on high, add the cornstarch mixture to the pot and whisk to combine. Cover and let cook for about 5 minutes, until the sauce thickens up just a bit.
- Meanwhile, if desired, shred the meat with two forks (you can serve these either on or off the bone - mine fell right off the bone so I shredded the meat and served that way).
- Serve as desired!
Notes
Adapted from Real Simple
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 7 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 547Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 142mgSodium: 909mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 0gSugar: 9gProtein: 45g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professional’s advice.
Can this be converted to use an Instapot? I’ve made these dozens of times. They’re one of my families favorite meals!
I’m so happy to hear it! So I think it definitely could … but I don’t have an instapot myself so it’s hard to give specific instructions. Sorry I can’t be of more help!
These smelled absolutely delicious while they were in my slow cooker, came right off the bone when they were done and were fabulous atop the coconut rice you linked above! I only have a 3 qt slow cooker so I did 2 pounds of ribs (smallest package I could find) and had to cut them into pieces about 6 inches wide to make them fit. I’m wondering if I could cook them on low for 10-12 hours instead of on high for 6 as called for? That would make this recipe possible on days I’m not working remotely.
Made my day – so glad you enjoyed! And yes, that should work (I’m guessing on low it will take about 10 to 12 hours).
When I get a dish in mind and it’s not there…well, how dare they! I get so fixated on it that even 10 other equally tasty meals will not satisfy me. I’m weird, I know. 😉
I don’t use my slow cooker often and by that I mean that I use it for making pea soup and that’s it. Lol. I’ll need to dust it off to try these short ribs! I can feel my mouth watering!!!
I’m exactly the same – I get so stuck on that one dish that nothing else even sounds good (even though it is)! lol
I love the smells of a delicious dinner like these short ribs cooking all day in the crockpot! The moment you walk in the door you know that dinner is going to be wonderful! Its is so cold and snowy here right now. A crockpot dinner is JUST what is called for!
I definitely want this for dinner or lunch soon. Like tomorrow. 🙂 It looks awesome! And it’s even better since it’s a crockpot recipe. Yum!
Looks delicious this beef ribs…and just sounds fantastic paired with the coconut rice Ashley…yum!
Thanks for this recipe and hope you are having a great week 😀
I used to be a vegetarian for years, then I started eating meat. For a while it was only chicken and turkey, then I started eating pork. It’s kind of funny because ribs happen to be one of my favorites! I love them, and your version looks delicious!
You said it Ashley – this IS the perfect meal! I love all of these flavours and it would go down a treat in our house. Thank you for another Crock Pot meal – I need to get one of these!
Isn’t the crockpot just amazing?! It always astounds me how it can turn any type of meat into a flavorful, tender meal. 🙂
Now this is my type of meal! LOVE short ribs and all the Asian flavors you have going on here! And it’s so funny because I was just thinking to myself the other day that I really need to nail down a solid coconut rice recipe. And boom, who comes through with one?! You’re the best.
Nice! Go us for that awesome timing! haha
Love me some short ribs! These look absolutely amazing. Coconut rice is the perfect thing to serve it with. Will be making these soon!
LOVE these flavors, Ashley – will definitely be adding this to my list to make soon. I’m with you on the Valentine’s Day celebrations – so much nicer to be at home where you have control over the food/evening rather than dealing with all those set menus that may or may not be worth the price. People go crazy for the holiday here, which always takes me by surprise.
Yes! And restaurants are always so crowded too! That’s interesting – I wouldn’t have expected that!
I made a slow cooker pork butt this weekend and now I’m wishing I had made short ribs. These sound incredible!
LOVE it when meat falls right off the bone like these. Seriously great photos Ashley! I think it’s impossible to make meat look good and you made it look AWESOME!
Thanks Chelsea!
Love, love, love the sound of this! The asian flavours sound right AND serving it with coconut rice sounds amazing!
Hi Ashely! You can’t go wrong with shredded meat, can you? My goodness, this all looks and sounds delicious! Will be making a batch (I guess the more correct term would be pot) of these asian short ribs soon!
This looks crazy tender and I love the flavours! Another reminder that I need to make use of my slow cooker more…
This sounds like the perfect meal for a special occasion especially since it’s made in the crockpot! That means no slaving away in the kitchen and working up a sweat in your pretty date night outfit 🙂 I love the flavors of this and it sounds amazing with the coconut rice which I’m dying to try! Looks fantastic – pinning!
I can never find short ribs here! This looks too good not to go on a hunt for them!
This sounds fabulous! I have never heard of coconut rice, I’m off to check it out now!
That’s so frustrating when restaurants do that prix fixe thing, they never seem to pick the right ones! This looks delicious, I love all the spices you added and especially that coconut rice. Haven’t had coconut rice in so long and it’s definitely going to be on my list this week. Love that 2nd photo, too! 🙂
Not at all! We definitely learned to double check that a restaurant isn’t doing the prix fixe thing now before we go!
This kind of recipe always makes my mouth water … literally! I’m away from home at the moment so can’t wait to get back home and start using my crockpot for tasty recipes like this! I bet it’s fabulous with the addition of the ginger and served with the coconut rice.
Short ribs and coconut rice…what more could you ask for a comforting and delicious meal?
This would be REALLY special, being that I never make ribs. It’s not that I don’t like them, I just don’t even give them a thought. Strange! This would be one awesome dinner, and for that, I am pinning this. 🙂
I rarely make them at home either! So it always feels special!
Love the combo of sweet and spicy in this recipe!
Hope your week is wonderful!
Literally, just the words short ribs has me drooling because they’re my absolute favorite – these look amazing, and I love that they come together so easily in the crockpot.
I love meat from ribs…and with that Asian flavor, this dish must taste fantastic! 🙂 ela
Ha, this looks like the perfect substitute to not being able to eat your favorite dish at your favorite restaurant! And I love that it can be made in the crockpot. I really love these pictures too!
Thanks Ashley! I was so bummed that time … as you can tell since I still remember this years later : )
This is pinned and totally on my list to make! It sounds sensational – all the flavors I love – and easy to make. Thanks for all these great recipes. Have a great week!
…and btw, the coconut rice…I’ve been daydreaming about coconut rice since I saw Jamie Oliver make it on his show last week. It sounds perfect with these short ribs!
Oh my gosh, I cannot get enough of coconut rice! You have to make it! haha
Hi Ashley – it was date night (at home) for us tonight and your Asian short ribs were served! I cannot tell you how much I’ve wanted to make it since you posted it. Finally! It was totally as delicious as I expected. As a bonus, it made the house smell like this braised soy sauce chicken that my mom used to cook for us all the time growing up.
You may have cemented my rock star status with my husband. : ) Thank you for the recipe…so, so good!!
Yay!! Thanks so much for letting me know Monica – this totally made me smile : )