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Slow Cooker Ribs (Asian Style)
These five spice slow cooker teriyaki ribs are tender, sticky and totally irresistible! Cook in your crockpot and then put under the grill for maximum deliciousness!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs 5 mins
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 4 sevings as a starter
Calories: 969 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
For the ribs
- 1.6 kg (3 ½ pounds) pork ribs
- 3 tbsp five spice seasoning
- 1 tbsp onion or garlic granules
- salt and freshly ground pepper to season
- 250 ml ( 1 cup) teriyaki sauce
- 4 tbsp ketchup
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 star anise
- 1 tbsp cornflour cornstarch diluted in the juice of 1 orange
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil optional
- 3 tbsp runny honey
To serve
- 1 thinly sliced red chilli to serve
- 1 spring onions sliced, to serve
Instructions
- Sprinkle the ribs with the five spice seasoning and onion granules and then season liberally with salt and pepper. Rub the spice and seasonings all over the ribs.
- Add the teriyaki sauce, ketchup, garlic, star anise, cornflour slurry, soy sauce, and sesame oil into the bowl of your slow cooker. Mix to combine.
- Add the ribs to the slow cooker, submerging them in the sauce as much as possible. Cook for 4 hours on high.
- Preheat the grill to high. Spread the ribs on a sheet pan and spoon over 2-3 ladle fuls of the sauce. Drizzle liberally with honey.
- Cook under the hot grill for about 3-4 minutes then use tongs to turn the ribs over and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, or until the ribs are sizzling.
- Toss to coat in the reduced sauce, or brush it on with a pastry brush, and serve sprinkled with the sliced chilli and spring onion.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
969kcal
(48%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
50g
(100%)
Fat
70g
(108%)
Saturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
13g
Monounsaturated Fat
26g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
224mg
(75%)
Sodium
3532mg
(147%)
Potassium
1030mg
(29%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
125IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4sevings as a starter
Amount Per Serving
Calories 969
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 969kcal | 48% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 50g | 100% |
| Fat | 70g | 108% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 13g | 76% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 26g | 130% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 224mg | 75% |
| Sodium | 3532mg | 147% |
| Potassium | 1030mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 125IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.