short rib

Slow-cooker beef cut

Short ribs are a cut of beef from the plate, chuck, or rib section, consisting of short lengths of rib bone with meat attached.

They contain more fat and connective tissue than other cuts, making them ideal for slow cooking methods like braising: The short ribs were fork-tender after four hours in the oven.

Korean-style short ribs are cut thin across the bone for grilling.

cut

bone-in

With skeleton intact

plate · chuck · butcher · marbling · intercostal · Jacob's ladder · portion · meat · carve

grilled

kalbi

Korean grilled short ribs

charring · caramelized · bulgogi · ssam · gochujang · sesame · soy sauce · garlic · pear · scallions

braised

slow-cooked

Prepared with prolonged heat

carrots · onions · celery · thyme · rosemary · garlic · bay leaves · tomato paste · simmered · pot roast

flavor

umami

Fifth taste sensation

  • savoryAppetizing, not sweet
  • beefyHeavily muscled, stocky
  • richHaving much of something

deep · caramelized · meaty · robust · hearty · full-bodied · complex

texture

tender

Soft or sore

unctuous · silky · fork-tender · luscious · rich · fatty · marbled · rendered · velvety · buttery

smoked

barbecue

Slow-cook over coals

mesquite · hickory · woodchips · bark · smoke ring · rub · black pepper · rendered · collagen

beef

marbled

Streaked with irregular patterns

prime · choice · bovine · rich · fatty · connective tissue · collagen · butcher · cattle

Categories
Opposites
beef cut type

short ribfilet mignon

Boneless cut from loin

tenderloin · beef tenderloin · filet · ribeye steak · sirloin steak

cooking method required

short ribminute steak

Thinly pounded beef cutlet

filet mignon · sashimi · carpaccio · steak tartare

meat characteristics

short ribchicken breast

Fowl's pectoral meat

turkey breast · pork tenderloin · cod · tilapia · rabbit

Family

short, rib, shorts, shorter, shortest, shorten, shortened, shortening, shortly

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G