Make-Ahead Slow-Cooker Asian Beef Short Ribs Recipe - (4.5/5)

Ingredients

• To Freeze/Slow Cook
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 lb beef short ribs, cut into individual ribs
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/3 cup chili garlic sauce
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 bulb garlic, cloves peeled
• 2-inch piece of gingerroot, peeled and roughly chopped
• To Serve
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 English (hothouse) cucumber, halved crosswise, shaved with vegetable peeler down to seeds
• 3 carrots, peeled, then shaved with vegetable peeler
• 4 cups hot cooked white rice
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves, if desired
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions, if desired
• 8 lime wedges, if desired