Baby Back Ribs (Slow Cooker)

photo by KAROLINE B.

- Ready In:
- 8hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 4 lbs pork baby back ribs
- 1⁄4 cup barbecue sauce
- 1⁄3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
directions
- Trim excess fat from ribs. Combine dry ingredients and rub over the surface of the ribs. Place ribs in slow cooker or Crock-Pot standing on their edge with the meaty side out. Cook for about 8 hours. Remove ribs from slow cooker and brush with barbecue sauce.
- My Note: THE ONLY THING I DID DIFFERENTLY WAS THAT I TURNED OFF THE SLOW COOKER AND I REMOVED THE RIBS. I PLACED THEM ONTO A FLAT TRAY LINED WITH FOIL, WITH MINIMAL JUICE FROM THE SLOW COOKER. I PRE-HEATED THE OVEN TO 380 AND I BRUSHED THE RIBS WITH SWEET RAYS BBQ SAUCE ( WE LOVE THIS BBQ SAUCE) AND WE BAKED THEM FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO FIRM THEM UP A BIT AND GLAZE THEM. THEY WERE AWESOME.
- First, we cooked for 6.5 hours on low, and the ribs came out moist and falling off the bone tender. Any longer, and they would have not have held together. Second, we also coated lightly in BBQ sauce when they came out, and then put them under the broiler for 7 minutes. That way, the outside was crispy and BBQ-like, but the inside was moist and so, so, tender. When we make again, we'll take them out after 6 hours, which is plenty on low! My wife said they are the best she's ever had, and my mother-in-law wanted the recipe!
Questions & Replies

Reviews
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Well they're the tenderest ribs I've ever done. But definitely need to cut crock pot time to about 3.5 hours . Will try again tomorrow and see how that works. Facebook rest batch literally just pork meat because the bones fell out as I removed from crock pot after 5 hours. So again the others are right, delicious recipe timing is a little tricky.
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Tweaks
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Wonderful Super Bowl addition and so easy. I tweaked just a little. Was out of dark brown sugar so I used light and didn't have white pepper on hand so increased black pepper. I probably lost a little flavor but they were still a hit. My grandson said they were better than a favorite well known restaurant, and this kid loves his ribs. Thank for this great tasting snd easy recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CHEF GRPA
United States