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This is a super quick & easy take on Vietnamese style caramelized claypot beef with maple syrup subbing in for the traditional caramel sauce and an Instant Pot subbing in for the clay pot. It’s sweet, savory, and deliciously punch-you-in-the-face the way only southeast asian flavors can. Although the recipe calls for 35 minutes, you can go up to an hour if you have the time for a more fall-apart texture to the meat.

Why it works:
Caramelizing sugar the traditional way is a slow and watchful process that can easily go wrong. Here we bump it up flavor-wise while avoiding the whole need to caramelize in the first place with a little maple syrup.

Tools:
You’ll need an Instant Pot, a knife, and a pair of tongs. If you don’t have an Instant Pot, change up the cut of meat to something that cooks faster but is still tasty, such as ribeye or pork belly, and thinly slice or cube it up to cook faster.

Serve it:
You can serve this as-is with a side salad. You can also shred the short ribs and toss 6oz of your favorite pasta shape or rice into the braising liquid for a nice pasta with short ribs or claypot rice. If you’re feeling like soup noodles, after it’s done combine 1qt of low sodium beef stock to the braising liquid to make an excellent broth for soup noodles, just add your favorite noodles (such as ramen or pho) and season to your liking.

Garnish with:
Thai chilis or jalapeno
Green Onions
Cilantro
A squeeze of lime

Caramelized Short Ribs with Ramen Noodles

Instant Pot Vietnamese Maple Caramelized Short Ribs

Serves 2
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 onion, roughly chopped
• 2 bone-in short ribs (about 1lb)
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. Gather your ingredients

2. Add the oil to your instant pot and set to saute on high

3. Season your shortribs generously with salt

4. Rough chop your onions and garlic

5. When the instant pot is at temp, brown the short ribs 3 minutes on each side.

6. Meanwhile, make a sauce with the garlic, maple syrup, fish sauce, soy sauce, and black pepper

7. On the last side of the short ribs to be browned, add the rough chopped onions

8. Add the sauce plus enough water to just cover the bottom of your instant pot (about 1/2 cup for the 8qt)

9. Set to high pressure and 35min, and let it cook. Prepare any side dishes or garnishes you’d like at this time.
10. Quick release and serve

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