Description
This Crockpot Ribs recipe delivers tender, juicy pork ribs cooked slowly with a flavorful brown sugar and spice rub, enhanced by sweet barbecue sauce and a touch of hickory liquid smoke.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 rack back pork ribs
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce
- 2 tsp hickory liquid smoke (do not add more than this!)
- More Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce for serving
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
Instructions
- Carefully lift an edge of the silver skin from the back of the ribs in the middle section and tear it off in one piece.
- Slice the rack of ribs into 4 equal sections.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, onion powder, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Rub this spice mix onto all surfaces of the ribs.
- Place the rubbed ribs inside the slow cooker. Pour 1 cup of water and 2 teaspoons of hickory liquid smoke around the ribs. Pour ½ cup of Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce evenly over the ribs.
- Cover and cook ribs on low for 7 to 8 hours, or on high for 4 hours, until tender.
- Warm additional barbecue sauce and brush it over the ribs before serving.
Notes
- Removing the membrane ensures tenderness and better flavor absorption.
- Adjust cooking time based on your slow cooker model.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Ribs, BBQ Ribs, Crockpot Ribs