3 Reviews of Chinese Five Spice Short Ribs - Crock Pot

From: TheDancingCook

On Oct 2, 2005

I cut the recipe in half to serve 3. I used boneless country style pork ribs, which came out so very tender. I cooked them on low for about 5 1/2 hours then on high for about 2 hours. I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt, but used regular beef broth. The meat was not overly spicy, which was ok, because DH doesn't do the spicy thing and I was feeding a 5 y/o, who cleaned his plate of the meal. I served this with oriental fried rice and steamed broccoli. There is lots of delicious juicy broth and this would be great served over white rice too.

From: Mrs. Stephenson

On Feb 13, 2006

It was very easy to make. (Like most crock pot recipes) I followed the recipe to the letter. It has a very interesting flavor. The meat was very tender and juicy. However, I don't think this recipe is for me. I don't feel that the different spices compliment eachother. They were not a good combination. They didn't taste bad, but they were not spices I would have combined on my own.

From: PaulaG

On May 14, 2006

I used boneless short ribs which were wonderfully tender in about 6 hours on low. The recipe was reduced to serve 4 and the onions were sauteed in the skillet along with a large clove of garlic before adding to the crockpot. The onion soup mix was my Onion Seasoning Mix Onion Seasoning Mix. I did reduce the amount of Five Spice powder by 1/3. These were wonderful served along with Health Nut Brown Rice.