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Slow Cooker Pork Ribs

My Slow Cooker Pork Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce are fall-apart tender and so easy to make in your crock pot, with only 10 minutes of prep!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword crock pot pork ribs, pork ribs in crock pot, pork ribs recipe slow cooker, slow cooker pork ribs
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 800kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs spare ribs half rack
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ cup bourbon
  • 2 cups barbecue sauce of your choice
  • ¼ cup brown sugar

Instructions

  • Place paprika, cinnamon, garlic powder, oregano and salt and pepper in a small bowl, and mix. Using a knife, carefully remove the membrane from the ribs. Spoon the rib rub onto the pork ribs, and use your hands to coat them on both sides with the seasoning.
    1 tablespoon paprika, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 4 lbs spare ribs
    pork ribs seasoned on a baking sheet
  • Place ribs in slow cooker. Combine barbecue sauce, bourbon and brown sugar. Add ¾ of the barbecue sauce mixture to slow cooker with the ribs.
    ¼ cup bourbon, 2 cups barbecue sauce, ¼ cup brown sugar
    slow cooker ribs in the crock pot
  • Cook on high 4 hours, or low 8 hours. Once cooked, set oven to broil at 300°F. Remove ribs and place on tin foil lined baking tray. Spoon over 4 tablespoons of the rib sauce from slow cooker. Baste with half of the remaining barbecue sauce. Set in oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until sauce starts to caramelize.
    slow cooker pork ribs cooked on a baking tray
  • Place remaining barbecue sauce and leftover juices into a small bowl for dipping. Cut ribs into pieces and serve. Garnish with a little parsley if desired. Enjoy!
    slow cooker pork ribs on a tray with bbq sauce

Notes

Oven Pork Ribs Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 250°F. Rub pork ribs with the rib rub.
  2. Wrap ribs in tin foil. Place in oven and cook 2 to 2.5 hours.
  3. Remove from oven and discard juices. Baste with the rib sauce on both sides.
  4. Place back in oven for 30 minutes, basting every 5 minutes until sauce is sticky. Using a meat thermometer, the internal temperature should read 145°F when they are done cooking.
  5. Cut ribs into pieces and serve. Use a spoon to carefully scrape remaining barbecue sauce into a serving dish for dipping. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 800kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 59g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 223mg | Sodium: 1561mg | Potassium: 1227mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 810IU | Vitamin C: 0.6mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 3.6mg