Homemade Beef Short Ribs Asian Style: Easier Than You Think
If you don’t know How to Clarify Butter I have a quick how-to you can watch. We use clarified butter because it has a really high smoke point. You can’t use regular butter, because it will burn. If you don’t have clarified butter use a good cooking oil.
What makes these Asian Style Short Ribs stand out is a beautiful balance of savory, sweet, and a hint of spice. We will be making these beef short ribs with a symphony of soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and of course orange zest, then slow-cook them to tender perfection.
I like to serve mine alongside fluffy steamed rice, and maybe a bit of pickled veggies for that perfect crunch. This dish really is a testament to the beauty of Asian cuisine – simple ingredients, and complex flavors! You are going to love this one friends, I promise.
So what are we waiting for? Let’s get cooking!
Beef Short Ribs Asian Style Recipe
Recipe Video
Recipe Ingredients
- 6 to 8 bones Beef Ribs
- 2 cups all-purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon Onion Powder
- Salt and Pepper
- 4 tablespoons Clarified Butter or Cooking Oil
- 1 Red Bell Pepper cut into ½ inch dice
- 2 cups Carrots cut into ½ inch slices
- 2 cups Celery cut into ½ inch pieces
- 6 to 8 Whole Garlic Cloves
- 2 tablespoons Mirin (sweet cooking rice wine)
- 2 tablespoons Rice Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Acacia Honey
- ½ cup Orange Concentrated
- 2 teaspoons Ginger shaved
- 6 to 8 cups Beef Stock (or enough to cover the ribs)
- 2 Oranges for zesting
- 1 large Bok Choy or 6 Small ones (chopped like the Chef did in the video)
- 6 Scallions cut into ½ inch slices
Recipe Instructions
Preheat Oven to 275ºF / 135ºC
- Mix the flour and the garlic and onion powders, salt and pepper and dredge the ribs to coat.
- In a sauté pan, heat 2 tablespoons of clarified butter and when hot, add the ribs and sauté on all sides until golden brown.
- In a Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of clarified butter and when hot, add the onion and cook until golden brown.
- Add the bell pepper, carrots, celery, garlic, Mirin, Ginger, Rice vinegar, Soy Sauce, honey, orange concentrated, beef stock, orange zest (using a microplane grater) and the reserved ribs.
- Salt and pepper to taste and cook in the oven for about 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, adjust consistency with cooked roux, flour or cornstarch. Add white part of the Bok Choy and the scallions. Return in the oven for another 20 to 45 minutes OR UNTIL the meat is very tender.
- Add the green part of the Bok choy, scallions and orange zest (using an citrus zester). Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
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You forgot to list the onions in the recipe. It looks delicious though! I love your youtube channel
Regarding the Beef Short Ribs Asian Style recipe, on the ingredient list, please add 1/2 cup diced onions after the Clarified Butter.
Hello Chef:
I tried your inovatove Beef Short Ribs recipe tonights and my girldfriend said it was beyond fabulous!!!
In preparing tonight, I noticed you or Jack did not include onions to sautee and hot sauce in the recipe list. I of course listen to every word of your presentation and compare the ingredient list. Not to be critical, but please add the amount of onions to the recipe on your ingredient list and perhaps include (optional) the hot sauce. Also, the ginger powder was omitted on the ingredient list when you were adding the onion and garlic powder to season the flour. I live in Naples and follow you every week. I have a favorite recipe you may be interested in. Do your ever take suggestions? I want to make everything just right for you and your presentations.
I would love to meet you and cross the allley if you are at all interested. Sincerely, Ken