SHORT RIB TSIMMES

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My honey's request for this year's Seder: short ribs in a sweet root vegetable stew, sweetened with honey and prunes. Can be made vegetarian without the meat, or substitute stew meat of choice.

Provided by CRW

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beef Soup Recipes

Time 8h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 pounds beef short ribs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
4 large carrots, peeled and chopped
2 large onions, chopped
1 ½ pounds pitted prunes
¾ cup honey
5 whole cloves

Steps:

Season short ribs with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions in hot oil until softened and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes; transfer to a bowl
Reduce heat to medium and add remaining tablespoon oil to the skillet. Cook short ribs in hot oil until browned on all sides, 2 to 4 minutes per side; transfer to a slow cooker.
Stir sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, prunes, honey, and cloves together in a large bowl. Pour onion mixture over short ribs into slow cooker.
Cook on Low for 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1363.3 calories, Carbohydrate 176.3 g, Cholesterol 124.2 mg, Fat 60.9 g, Fiber 19.7 g, Protein 37.5 g, SaturatedFat 24.3 g, Sodium 663.9 mg, Sugar 100.1 g