Slow Cooker Ribs
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5.0
30 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
7 hrs
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Total Time
7 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
5
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Slow Cooker Ribs
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This is my favorite ribs recipe, they are melt-in-your-mouth tender and amazingly flavorful! Everyone will love that homemade sauce and you'll love how easy these are to make. When you are short on time a store-bought bbq sauce will work here as well.
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Ingredients
- 3 - 3 1/2 lbs pork baby back ribs
- 1 tsp ancho chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Barbecue sauce (or use 1 cup store-bought)
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup, such as Heinz Natural (or one without high fructose corn syrup)
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 1/2 Tbsp molasses
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar (dark or light)
- 2 Tbsp steak sauce, such as A1
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp Natural liquid hickory smoke flavor (found in BBQ sauce section)
- 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp Chipotle chili powder or cayenne pepper (then more to taste)*
Instructions
- Remove then membrane layer from back of the ribs, then if the ribs are too wide to fit sideways along insert of slow cooker then cut ribs in half.
- Rinse and dab dry then sprinkle and rub both sides of each portion with spice mixture.
- Pour 1/2 cup water into a 6-quart slow cooker. Place ribs over water (one layered over the other if you had to cut in half, otherwise curl around inside of slow cooker insert).
- Cover and cook on low heat 6 1/2 - 7 hours or until very tender.
- Place a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminium foil.
- Carefully transfer ribs with curved side up to wire rack on baking sheet (I recommend using two pair of tongs or tongs and a turner to lift them, they are super tender).
- Brush with about 1/2 cup bbq sauce (total). Move oven rack 2 levels below broiler and heat broiler.
- Broil ribs until bbq sauce starts to set and caramelize, about 2 - 3 minutes (keep a close eye on them).
- Remove from oven, carefully turn ribs brush with another 1/2 cup sauce and return to oven and broil about 2 - 3 minutes. Serve warm.
For the bbq sauce:
- In a large saucepan combine all bbq sauce ingredients along 1/2 cup water and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a light boil then reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool (not that you'll have about 1 cup extra sauce for another use).
Notes
- Add more or less chipotle chili powder to the barbecue sauce to suit your tastes. It's spicy stuff, so use your best judgment.
- Recipe source: Cooking Classy
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