Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   4      pounds        beef short ribs -- 2-3"lenghts
   1                    onion -- chopped
   1      tablespoon    butter
     2/3  cup           catsup
   3      tablespoons   soy sauce
   2      tablespoons   cider vinegar
   2      tablespoons   brown sugar

Preparation:

Place beef ribs on a broiler pan and broil until well browned to remove excess fat. (This cam also be done in a MW). Transfer to crockpot. Saute onions in butter until limp amd golden. Pour in catsup, soy sauce, vinegar and brown sugar. Heat until blended. Pour over ribs. Cover and cook on low (200) 8 hours.