Busy Day Ribs | Slow Cooker Recipe

You may think that a week day is too busy for ribs, but not for these deliciously tender slow cooker “busy day ribs!”

Busy Day Ribs | Slow Cooker Recipe

Constance Smith - Cosmopolitan Cornbread

You may think that a week day is too busy for ribs, but not for these deliciously tender “busy day ribs!”

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

Course Entrées - Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings 5

Calories 241 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 rack pork baby back ribs
• 2 Tb cajun seasoning
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 c ketchup
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1/3 c apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 c orange juice
• 1/4 c molasses
• 2 Tb Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tb whole grain Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon hot Hungarian paprika
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
• ¼ c cold water
• ¼ c corn starch

Instructions

 

• To begin, remove the membrane from the back of a rack of baby back pork ribs.
• Cut the ribs into “two bone” sections. Sprinkle the cajun seasoning all over the ribs. Rub the seasoning all over. Set those aside for a moment.
• Layer the ribs and sliced onion in your slow cooker.
• In a bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, orange juice, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, whole grain Dijon mustard, hot Hungarian paprika, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and liquid smoke. Mix it all together.
• Pour this all over the top of the ribs.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
• When the ribs are done cooking, place them on a platter and keep them warm. Pour the cooking liquid through a sieve into a saucepan.
• Using a ladle or skimmer, skim off the excess grease from the top of the liquid and discard.
• Heat the remaining liquid to a gentle boil. In a small glass, mix together 1/4 cup each cold water and corn starch.
• Pour it into the saucepan, stir, and let it cook together for a minute, until thickened.
• Pour half of the sauce over the ribs. Put the other half in a serving dish and serve with the ribs.
• Enjoy these tender ribs with your favorite sides.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 241kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 1808mgFiber: 1gSugar: 37g

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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I originally shared this recipe over at Hip Homeschool Moms.