Slow Cooker Short Rib Ragu

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 pounds bone-in beef short ribs
• 24 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 white onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 
• 1.5 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 16 oz. gnocchi (pre-cooked)
• Parmesan cheese (for serving)

Instructions

1. Set a large skillet on the stove top and set to medium high heat. Add the cooking oil when the pan is hot. Brown the short ribs on all sides, no need to cook through.
2. Add browned short ribs to slow cooker. 
3. Pour over the spaghetti sauce, add the onion, garlic, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and wine. 
4. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours on low.
5. When the cooking time is done,  remove the short ribs and remove the meat from the bones. Discard the fatty pieces and bones. Before adding the meat back to the sauce. degrease the sauce by laying paper towels over the grease and lifting quickly. Discard paper towels. Add the meat into the sauce and stir. 
6. Serve with cooked gnocchi and stir them into the sauce. Top with parmesan cheese and enjoy!