Ingredients

bottle red wine, Zinfandel or Cabernet Savignon

3 thyme sprigs

2 rosemary sprigs

1 bay leaf

can tomato paste (6 oz)

4 lb beef short ribs

salt pepper

2 cups flour

3 tbls olive oil

2 large yellow onion chopped

3 large carrots cut into chunks

4 garlic cloves chopped

1-2 cups low sodium beef stock

Preparation

in pan over heat add wine thyme roasemary. and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by about one -third 15-20 minutes. wisk in tomato paste and cook for 10 minutes more

ribs with salt and pepper dredge in flour

in slow cooker insert heat oil, in batches brown ribs 7-10 minutes, transfer to plate

reduce heat, add onions, carrots, garlic, cook 10 minutes, add wine mixture, stirring to scrape up browned bits, add short ribes and enough stock to cover them half way

cook in slcw cooker for 4 hours on high or 8 on low

stir occasionally

sppoon off fat and take out herbs and bay leaf