Your family will give this recipe their stamp of approval when you serve them these ribs. They won't be able to stop eating them, they are so good. Serve them with your favorite sides.
4 lb. boneless beef short ribs
1 t. kosher salt
1 t. black pepper
2 c. ketchup
2 T. Liquid Smoke
1 1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. minced onion
1 t. garlic powder
3/4 c. bacon BBQ sauce (find recipe to make your own online)
2 T. cornstarch
2 T. water
Preheat oven to 300 degrees, placing oven rack in the middle.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add ketchup, Liquid Smoke, brown sugar, minced onion, garlic powder, BBQ sauce; mix until combined. Cook until thick and bubbly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
Season the short ribs all over with the salt and pepper. Place in a 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish. It will be a tight squeeze. Pour about 1/2 c. of mixture over the short ribs. Using tongs, flip ribs over; pour another 1/2 c. sauce over the top. Reserve the remaining BBQ sauce to spoon over the cooked ribs.
Cover baking dish with foil; roast for 2 1/2 hours. Remove foil; carefully flip over the short ribs.
Cook 30 minutes, until the meat is tender and browned. Transfer short ribs to a serving platter.
Spoon the reserved BBQ sauce mixture over the short ribs. At this point, you could discard the cooking liquid or pour it into a fat strainer to allow it to separate. Pour the juices into a medium saucepan leaving the fat greasy part behind. Add in about 1/4 c. BBQ sauce; bring to a boil. Make a slurry of the cornstarch and water; whisk into the liquid to thicken.