Most recipes for BBQ ribs seem to be complicated from a time standpoint. But here is a recipe that can be prepared and will be ready when you come home from a busy day.
Put baby pork ribs into your slow-cooker and voila, about 8 hours later you have tender, tender, falling off the bone, tender ribs that only need a few minutes under a broiler to come out mouth watering luscious.
(We adapted quantities and made this recipe for only 2 people instead of 8 – using only about 1.25 lb of ribs. But we used all the rub the recipe called for – just a lesser quantity of ribs. Recipe below is the full recipe for 8 from the book Cuisine at home – Slow Cooker Menus. Play around with the quantities depending on the number of people to eat and how spicy you want your ribs to be).
This recipe makes servings for about 8 (22-28) ribs.
Preparation time about 20 minutes
Cook time in crock pot – 3.5-4 hours (high) or 6-7 hours (low)
Rub
2 Tbsp brown sugar
4 tsp kosher salt
4 tsp chili powder
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
(when we made the recipe using fewer ribs we reduced all the ingredients for the rub except the brown sugar)Ribs
1 medium red onion – sliced
1/2 C carbonated cola beverage
(we used a store-brand of cola – not diet)
2 slabs pork baby back ribs (about 4 lbs) – rinsed, trimmed of excess membrane fat on back
1 C purchased BBQ sauce
Combine in a small bowl brown sugar, salt, chili powder, paprika, pepper, and garlic powder for the rub.
Thoroughly coat ribs with the rub mixture.
Add onion and cola to a 4-6 qt crock pot. Place ribs on top, cutting them between ribs to be able to position into the cooker. Cover and cook until ribs are tender on either the hot setting or low setting as shown above. Note- do not open the lid to peek as steam will escape making a longer time needed for the cooking.
Preheat broiler to high with oven rack 6-8 inches from heating element. Place the ribs on a foil lined baking sheet and brush with BBQ sauce. Broil ribs until sauce caramelizes – about 5 minutes.
Yummy.
Round out your meal with a potato salad made in advance, or lettuce salad you can construct in no time at all.
