Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs
This recipe goes out to my rib-loving father 🙂 The one other time I made ribs, it was such a mess, and they really didn’t turn out all that great.There were a ton of recipes out there for ribs in the crockpot, but there was either too much heat, too much ketchup and not enough sweet. So I got to work at a good combo.
The big key to this recipe is the quick roasting in the oven. This removes the fat and liquid that would otherwise cause soupy results in the crockpot. I know it seems like an extra step, but it takes no time, and is worth it!
Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs
- pork baby back ribs
- salt and pepper to taste
- bottle of bbq sauce
- hot sauce
- ketchup
- brown sugar
- vinegar
- dried oregano
- Worcestershire sauce
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Season ribs with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow baking pan. Brown in oven 15 minutes. Turn over, and brown another 15 minutes; drain fat.
- In a bowl, mix together the bbq sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, hot sauce, oregano, and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside.
- Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs. Turn to coat.
- Set crockpot on LOW for 6-7 hours. I would recommend 7 hours. Stir once during cooking time so ribs don’t stick to sides and burn.
- Ooooooooh. This IS finger-licking good!
Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork baby back ribs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 18oz bottle of bbq sauce (I used Sweet Baby Rays)
- 1-4 tsp hot sauce depending on how spicy you like it. Since the girls were eating this, I only did 1 tsp
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Season ribs with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow baking pan. Brown in oven 15 minutes. Turn over, and brown another 15 minutes; drain fat.
- In a bowl, mix together the bbq sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, hot sauce, oregano, and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside.
- Place ribs in slow cooker.
- Pour sauce over ribs.
- Turn to coat.
- Set crockpot on LOW for 6-7 hours. Stir once during cooking time so ribs don't stick to sides and burn.
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Post updated March 31, 2020
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What hot sauce did you use?
I love Franks 🙂
Nice recipe! Tried this for my first time cooking ribs after moving out, and it was yummy. A little too heavy on the ketchup flavour for me, but I’m an oddball who doesn’t like ketchup so experimenting with the ratios to see if I can offset it somehow. Maybe more hot sauce. I also love that you brown the ribs first, THEN stick them in the slow cooker. All the other recipes I’ve seen say to put it in the slow cooker first then caramelize in the oven after, but that always ends with ribs that are way too mushy and runny and there’s no point in talking about fall-off-the-bone, they’re off the bone before I even get them out of the slow cooker! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I sm making these right now. After me and my daughter got tubs from a fancy BBQ restaraunt we were very disappointed at how dry and toug the meat was. So, I am looking forward to see how these turn out. Thanks for the recipe!
I work as a caregiver for three elderly ladies who reside in an assisted living house. I made these ribs a couple of times for them and they were met with tasty approval. They smelled SO GOOD while they were in the crockpot, I am doing four-and-a-half pounds of ribs at home today, with friends coming for dinner. I’ve slow-cooked ribs in the oven before — messy, messy, messy. What I love about these, besides the tender, fall-off-the-bone, delicious end product, is that clean-up is so easy!
Oh, forgot to mention — for the elderly women, I left the hot sauce out of your recipe, although I’ll be adding it in for my own!
Sounds like a good plan Becky 🙂
This comment sure made me smile Becky! Thank you so much! I am so happy the ribs were a hit!
I have tried other recipes in the slow cooker before but these were much better The house smelled wonderful as they cooked all day. They were delicious and flavorful. Thank you, I’ll surely make them again.