Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs
In addition to being delicious, these Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs are perfect for rainy day picnics or anyone who doesn’t care for grilling.From Southern Living Magazine
Ingredients
- 1 slab baby back pork ribs (3½ to 4 lb.)
- Rib Rub, divided (recipe below)
- ½ cup pineapple juice
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Fancy Barbecue Sauce (recipe below)
Instructions
- Rinse slab, and pat dry with paper towels. Remove thin membrane from back of ribs by slicing into it with a knife and then pulling it off. (This will make ribs more tender.) Reserve ½ Tbsp. Rib Rub; sprinkle both sides of ribs with remaining rub. Wrap ribs in plastic wrap; chill 8 to 12 hours.
- Stir together pineapple juice, next 2 ingredients, and reserved ½ Tbsp. Rib Rub in a 6 qt. slow cooker. Cut slab in half, and stack halves in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW, and cook 4 to 5 hours or until ribs are tender.
- Preheat broiler with oven rack 10 inches from heat. Remove ribs from slow cooker, and place in a single layer in a heavy-duty aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pan. Brush both sides of ribs with Fancy Barbecue Sauce. Broil ribs 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until caramelized. Serve with remaining barbecue sauce.
- Note: Ribs may be cooked entirely on LOW for 6 to 7 hours or until tender.
