Clay Slow Cooker Short Rib Stew Recipe: Ready When You Are with VitaClay!

Stews are my favorite kind of meal, because they are so easy to prepare, especially in VitaClay--and they come out so delicious every time! So I like to make a big batch and eat from it all week. School and work lunches, snacks and quick, easy dinners for those hectic nights. And it's not any more trouble to make a stew with 20 servings as it is to make one with 5 servings. With that being said, are you looking for a beef stew recipe complete with potatoes and spices, all made in a slow/pressure cooker? That's where this Beef Short Rib Stew Recipe comes in, saving time and efficiency by just putting everything in the VitaClay slow cooker (for best results in terms of nutrition and taste) while not compromising on deliciousness! 

Ingredients for Easy Clay Cooked Short Rib Stew Recipe:

• 1 ½ lb beef short ribs, boneless or bone-in, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 lb small red potatoes
• 2-3 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup broth
• 2 T Worcestershire sauce
• 2 T parsley
• 2 t sage
• 1 T thyme
• 3 T flour or other starch (arrowroot powder or tapioca starch)
• ½ t each sea salt and pepper, and more to taste

Directions for Clay Cooked Short Rib Stew Recipe:

1. Mix the starch, salt and pepper in a plastic bag; put the short ribs in the bag and shake until coated
2. Sear the ribs with coconut oil, ghee or tallow in a hot cast iron skillet, about 10 minutes (optional)
3. Place beef ribs in the bottom of a slow
4. Add the rest of the ingredients to the clay pot; close and cook on "fast" setting for 2 hours

Optional sauce, added just before serving:

1. Mix 7 T sour cream with 2 T mustard and 2 T minced chives
2. Dollop over the stew before serving