Slow Cooker Barbequed Baby Back Ribs

By GratefulSea

Easy and delicious! We made 9 ribs, which were done in 5 hours. Note that there is an extra hour of cooking at the end, so the total time called for in the recipe is 7 to 8 hours on Low setting.

Ingredients

• SAUCE
• 1-1/3 cups ketchup
• 3/4 cup chili sauce
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke
• RIBS
• 4 lb pork baby back ribs, cut into 3-rib sections
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Step 1

In medium bowl, mix all sauce ingredients; set aside.

Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Place pork in slow cooker. Spoon about 1 1/2 cups sauce evenly over sections. Reserve remaining sauce; refrigerate.

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 7 hours (or on High heat setting 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes) or until almost tender.

Remove pork from slow cooker; drain and discard cooking liquid. Return pork to slow cooker; spoon reserved sauce evenly over each section. If cooking on High heat setting, reduce to Low.

Cover; cook 1 hour longer.

For 2 people, we use a slab of 6 ribs, and cook on low for 3-1/2 hours; refresh the sauce, and cook for another 45 minutes on "warm" (one step below "low"). This prevents the meat from getting too tender and falling off the bone while it's being removed from the pot.