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Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

Tender, juicy pork ribs cooked low and slow in the crockpot, then finished with sticky BBQ sauce
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 rack pork ribs baby back or spare
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce divided
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Fresh parsley chopped (optional garnish)

Method
 

  1. Remove silver skin from ribs.
    Raw pork ribs with silver skin removed for slow cooker BBQ ribs prep
  2. Mix sugar, paprika, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper. Rub onto ribs.
    Pork ribs coated with BBQ dry rub for crockpot recipe
  3. Cut ribs into sections and place in slow cooker.
  4. Pour half the BBQ sauce over ribs.
    Pork ribs arranged in slow cooker before adding BBQ sauce
  5. Cook on low 7–8 hrs or high 4 hrs until tender.
  6. Transfer ribs to baking sheet, brush with remaining sauce.
    BBQ sauce poured over ribs in crockpot
  7. Broil 3–5 minutes until caramelized.
    BBQ ribs caramelizing under broiler after slow cooking
  8. Garnish with parsley and serve.
    Slow cooker BBQ ribs garnished with parsley ready to serve

Notes

Best served right after broiling. Store leftovers in the fridge for 3 days.