Slow Cooker Oniony Braised Short Ribs

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 pounds chuck short ribs beef
• 1 envelope lipton recipe secrets onion soup mix
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sherry optional
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. Heat olive oil in 6-quart Dutch oven or saucepot over medium-high heat and brown short ribs in two batches. Return ribs to Dutch oven.
2. Stir in Lipton(R) Recipe Secrets(R) Onion Soup Mix combined with 3-1/4 cups water, ketchup, sugar, sherry and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered 2 hours or until ribs are tender.
3. Remove ribs to serving platter and keep warm. Add flour combined with 1/4 cup water and pepper into Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour sauce over ribs. Serve, if desired, with crusty bread.
4. SLOW COOKER METHOD: Omit olive oil. Arrange short ribs in slow cooker. Combine 2-1/2 cups water with Lipton(R) Recipe Secrets(R) Onion Soup Mix, ketchup, brown sugar, sherry and ginger; pour over ribs. Cook covered on LOW 8 to 10 hours or HIGH 4 to 6 hours. Remove ribs to serving platter. Blend 1/4 cup water with flour and black pepper and stir into juices in slow cooker. Cook covered on HIGH 15 minutes or until thickened. Pour over ribs. Serve as above.

olive oil, beef, recipe secrets onion soup mix, water, ketchup, brown sugar, sherry optional, ground ginger, flour, water, ground black pepper

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Slow-cooker-oniony-braised-short-ribs-304621 (may not work)