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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 4 pounds Beef Short Ribs
- 1/8 teaspoons Salt
- 1/8 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 2 cups dice Onion
- 3 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
- 4 cups chunk Carrot
- 1 tablespoon Thyme, Dried
Serving Day Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Beef Bone Broth/Stock
Freezer Containers
Supplies
Nutritional Information
- 1 serving = about 10 oz ribs & 2/3 cup veggies
- 609 Calories
- 36g Total Fat
- 14g Sat Fat
- 0g Trans Fat
- 178mg Cholesterol
- 477mg Sodium
- 10g Total Carb
- 2g Fiber
- 4g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
- 59g Protein
- 15 WW Freestyle
Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
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Freeze For Later Cooking Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 6 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
- Add olive oil to the Instant Pot and set to saute.
- Pat dry short ribs and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in Instant Pot in a single layer.
- Brown ribs on each side for 4-5 minutes, turning as needed.
- Repeat until all ribs are browned. Remove ribs from Instant Pot.
- Add onions, garlic, carrots and thyme to the Instant Pot and let soften.
- Divide ribs among indicated number of round freezer containers.
- Add softened veggies on top of ribs.
- Cover, label and freeze.
Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: Prep from frozen
- **Depending on your container size/shape and your serving size, you may need to adjust cooking times given as it is based on 4 servings frozen in a 64 ounce container.**
- Add frozen contents to Instant Pot and add beef broth.
- Lock lid into place and seal steam nozzle.
- Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes.
- Let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes then release any remaining pressure.