This Short Rib Pizza is a keto pizza recipe made with wine braised short ribs on a low carb pizza crust. The rich and flavorful short rib beef gravy creates the sauce and it is topped with shredded beef ribs, melty cheeses, and peppery arugula.
❤️ Why you'll love it
Tender beef: by using the red wine roasted short ribs, then you are in for a real tasty treat!
Keto pizza: This recipe fits the low carb high fat profile that people like to stick to when following the Keto Diet.
Satisfying: this delicious keto recipe satisfies any pizza craving!
🥘 Ingredients
Beef short ribs
Salt and pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
Onion
Fresh garlic
Dry red wine - use something like a merlot or cabernet sauvignon.
Fresh tomato
Tomato paste
Arrowroot powder: used for thickening the gravy
Mozzarella cheese: has great melt factors with that stringy goodness!
Havarti cheese: is creamy and adds a delicious flavor to the pizza.
Arugula: accs a freshness and peppery bite to the pizza.
Low Carb Pizza Crust recipe: found on my other website, Honeybunch Hunts.
🔪 Instructions
Slow cook the short ribs:
- Season the short ribs with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the ribs and cook, turning often, until browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a seared ribs to a large slow cooker.
- Add the onion and garlic to skillet and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until slightly softened, about 4 minutes.
- Stir in the wine and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker with the short ribs and cook on low heat until tender, about 6 hours.
Prepare the gravy sauce:
- Remove ribs from slow cooker and shred. Set aside ½ of the shredded rib meat to use on the pizza and store the remaining half for future use.
- Strain the cooking liquid into a large measuring cup. Transfer liquid to a saucepan and discard solids.
- Bring broth to a boil on high, then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Whisk in the tomato paste and season with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, Whisk together 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder with ¼ cup water. Add to broth and cook until slightly thickened.
- Set aside ½ of the sauce to top the pizza, reserving the other half for future use.
Prepare the pizza crust
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Follow instructions to make low carb pizza dough.
- Place parchment paper on large cookie sheet and spritz with cooking spray.. Place pizza dough on parchment paper and roll out thin. Poke holes in crust with tines of fork and bake for 10 minutes.
Assemble and bake:
- Remove crust from oven and spoon a thin layer of gravy over top of pizza crust. Store any remaining gravy in the fridge up to 5 days.
- Top gravy with mozzarella cheese, havarti cheese and 2 cups shredded short ribs.
- Return to oven and bake another 10 minutes, until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes. Top with arugula.
🥄 Equipment
Large skillet
Flat head wooden spoon
Mixing bowls
Parchment paper: the dough is rolled out between the parchment paper
Large baking sheet: I prefer to use a large baking sheet with no edges.
Rolling pin: to roll out the pizza crust
🥫Storage
Refrigerate: store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.
Freeze: store in an airtight freezer safe container up to 3 months.
Reheat: warm thawed pizza in the oven or air fryer on 350 for 7-10 minutes, or until warm.
📖 Variations
Below are a few different ways you could top this short rib pizza:
- Add ½ cup cup caramelized onions to the sauce layer and sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles.
- Sprinkle with diced roasted garlic cloves and sauteed mushrooms.
- Add 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes when topping with cheese and beef.
💭 Tips
- Use a mesh strainer to strain the gravy before topping the pizza. This will remove any chunks of tomato or onion from the gravy.
- While the pizza crust is pre-baking, shred the short ribs and measure out two cups.
- Store any remaining gravy and short ribs in the fridge up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months for future use.
📚 Related Recipes
Sweet Chili Glazed Beef Short Ribs are another keto friendly way to enjoy this incredible cut of beef.
Pesto Steak and Arugula Pizza is packing with fresh flavors!
Arugula Orange Salad makes a great side dish to any meal.
This Grilled Ham and Blue Cheese Sandwich may sound fancy, but it's super easy and so delicious.
🍽 Serve with..
Serve with a green side salad and sugar free italian vinaigrette.
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📖 Recipe
Keto Short Rib Pizza
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Ingredients
For the Ribs:
- 4 boneless beef short ribs
- Salt and pepper
- ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 cups dry red wine
- 1 to mato seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder
To top the Pizza:
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 2 ounces Havarti cheese shredded
- 2 cups arugula torn into bite sized pieces
For the Pizza Crust
Instructions
Slow cook the short ribs:
- Season the short ribs with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the ribs and cook, turning often, until browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a seared ribs to a large slow cooker.
- Add the onion and garlic to skillet and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until slightly softened, about 4 minutes.
- Stir in the wine and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker with the short ribs and cook on low heat until tender, about 6 hours.
Prepare the gravy sauce:
- Remove ribs from slow cooker and shred. Set aside ½ of the shredded rib meat to use on the pizza and store the remaining half for future use.
- Strain the cooking liquid into a large measuring cup. Transfer liquid to a saucepan and discard solids.
- Bring broth to a boil on high, then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Whisk in the tomato paste and season with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, Whisk together 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder with ¼ cup water. Add to broth and cook until slightly thickened.
- Set aside ½ of the sauce to top the pizza, reserving the other half for future use.
Prepare the pizza crust
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Follow instructions to make low carb pizza dough.
- Place parchment paper on large cookie sheet and spritz with cooking spray.. Place pizza dough on parchment paper and roll out thin. Poke holes in crust with tines of fork and bake for 10 minutes.
Assemble and bake:
- Remove crust from oven and spoon a thin layer of gravy over top of pizza crust. Store any remaining gravy in the fridge up to 5 days.
- Top gravy with mozzarella cheese, havarti cheese and 2 cups shredded short ribs.
- Return to oven and bake another 10 minutes, until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes. Top with arugula.
Jack Smith says
I made this dish and it was fabulous! Thanks for all the wonderful recipes
Julia says
Now those ribs are cooked to perfection and that pizza look just delicious!
Claudia Lamascolo says
I need to make this very soon I am checking out the recipe right now!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
This is my kinda pizza! And I love topping with arugula - one of my favourite ingredients - that peppery bite is delicious 🙂
Kate says
What a fun way to enjoy pizza! I love the sound of that crust.
Liz says
Wow I didn't know it was possible to make keto pizza! This recipe is perfect when you're craving a slice!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
I came over to check out your crust! Going to be trying this one for sure.
Megan @ Megunprocessed says
I love putting Arugula on my pizzas!