I have to thank my sweet friend Christine for this recipe. She invited us over for dinner and made these short ribs.. I pretty much watered at the mouth the entire week after thinking about how awesome they were. She was nice enough to share her recipe and now I'm paying it forward. This tasty dinner couldn't be any easier AND the list is only 4 items.. YES I said 4!

Short Ribs (usually 2 to 3 per adult)
Meat tenderizer
BBQ sauce
1/2 cup water

I used my crock pot because when I tried making them in the oven it didn't come out so well, so turn your crock pot on LOW, I cooked them frozen from 10am to 5pm. The longer they cook the more tender they are. Pour water in the pot and place the ribs in the crock pot sprinkling each side lightly with meat tenderizer. Cover ribs with your choice of bbq sauce (I use about 3/4 cup) and let them cook! Easy no?!?!?


As sides I ventured to make some potato cakes which rocked! If you ever have leftover mashed potatoes from a previous dinner THIS is the side to make them with. I didn't have any so the process took a smidgen longer. Because this was an experiment I didn't take any pictures but when I make them again I will make a post dedicated entirely to them!

1 potato per adult (in this recipe I used 3 medium/large potatoes)
3/4cup breadcrumbs (I used an Italian breadcrumb mix and it was AMAZING)
1 beaten egg
1tsp garlic salt
pepper to taste
salt to taste
shredded cheese
optional: chives/green onion, sour cream
2tsp of butter
EVOO

Again, because I didn't have any leftover mashed potatoes I boiled some and smashed them in a mixing bowl. Make sure they have cooled down a bit before beginning to add ingredients, if not they are too hot and can cook the egg (the LAST ingredient to be added). Add garlic salt, butter, breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup of shredded cheese and mix. Taste the mixture to see if it needs salt, if you like you can add pepper as well, again this depends on your taste. If you like chives you can add them now as well. Once you have mixed it well you can ADD the beaten egg. Begin to roll balls and flatten them between your palms. In a flat plate pour some breadcrumbs so that when you flatten the potato balls you can cover them in breadcrumbs. Turn a skillet on high heat and pour EVOO into the pan until it covers the bottom. Take each potato cake and place it in the pan and fry on each side for about a minute or until it browns, you may need to turn the heat down to medium high while frying/cooking.
When you have browned both sides, you can add a sprinkle of cheese and dollop of sour cream to each cake. Of course we had green beans as well.... all the bellies around here were FULL!