The genius of this recipe is the first step – roasting ribs in the oven. This removes fat and liquid that would otherwise cause soupy results in the crockpot.
Use any sauce (I like 1 C. ketchup, 1 C. Stubb’s barbecue sauce, 2 T. brown sugar, 1 t. Worcestershire, and Tabasco hot sauce to taste.) The original sauce recipe (which I’ve tried) isn’t sharp or hot enough for our tastes. We use boneless beef chuck country ribs, 2 lbs. or more. Stir once during cooking time so ribs don’t stick to sides and burn. To thicken the sauce a bit, put the crockpot on High, with the lid ajar, during the last half hour.
An easy and delicious way to prepare tender barbecued ribs without the barbecue,
Preparation Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 8 hours and 30 mins| Total time: 8 hours and 40 mins| Servings: 8
slow cooker Barbecue Ribs
To make this amazing slow cooker Barbecue Ribs you’ll need the following ingredients:
Ingredients
4 pounds pork baby back ribs
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups ketchup
1 cup of chili sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot sauce
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Season ribs with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow baking pan. Brown in oven 15 minutes. Turn over, and brown another 15 minutes; drain fat.
In a medium bowl, mix together the ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Place ribs in the slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs, and turn to coat.
Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours, or until ribs are tender.
P.S. do not ignore the baking in the oven first b/c it removed 1/2″ of fat juice in a 9X13 pan.
Nutrition Info per serving:
497 calories; 29.6 g total fat; 117 mg cholesterol; 1245 mg sodium. 33 g carbohydrates; 26 g protein
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Ingredients
- 4 pounds pork baby back ribs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup of chili sauce
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 dash hot sauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Season ribs with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow baking pan. Brown in oven 15 minutes. Turn over, and brown another 15 minutes; drain fat.
In a medium bowl, mix together the ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Place ribs in the slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs, and turn to coat.
Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours, or until ribs are tender.
