Description
Recently the internet went wild for a delicious Mississippi pot roast wherein beef is braised in a slow cooker with butter, pepperoncini, and packets of powdered au jus gravy and ranch dressing. Guessing that the MSG from the latter two ingredients explained all the rage, I decided to mimic the flavors using from-scratch seasonings and boneless short ribs. It came out really well, especially when served over mashed potatoes with a garnish of parsley.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ pounds boneless beef short ribs
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- ⅓ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 6 whole pepperoncini peppers
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Season short ribs with salt
- pepper
- and cayenne. Heat oil in a pan over high heat. Add short ribs and sear until well browned
- 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer beef to a baking dish.
- Reduce heat to medium-high and add onion and mushrooms to the pan. Season with salt. Saute until mushrooms are golden brown
- about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- combine kosher salt
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- pepper
- dill
- rosemary
- thyme
- and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl. Sprinkle seasoning mixture evenly over the beef.
- Sprinkle flour over the onion and mushrooms. Stir to coat and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth
- soy sauce
- and Worcestershire sauce. Stir and bring to a boil; remove from heat. Pour mixture over the beef and cover with pepperoncini. Place butter on top. Cover baking dish with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until meat is fork-tender and falls apart easily
- about 2 1/2 hours.
- Spoon sauce from the bottom of the pan onto the beef to serve. Skim off excess fat as desired.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 55 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8