These Slow-Cooker Sweet & Sour Country Ribs are so effortless to make. Start these ribs in the morning, and they'll be perfectly tender by dinnertime. Country-style ribs are cut from the blade end of the loin close to the pork shoulder.They are meatier than other rib cuts.
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 6 hrs
Yields: 8 Servings
Ingredients
½ cup ketchup
½ cup packed light-brown sugar
½ cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon mustard powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Coarse salt and ground pepper
4 pounds country-style pork ribs, separated into single ribs
Directions
1In slow cooker, whisk together ketchup, sugar, vinegar, mustard powder, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper.
2Add ribs to slow cooker, and toss with sauce. Arrange ribs, bone side up, in a single row. Cover; cook on high, 6 hours (or on low, 10 hours).
3Serve ribs drizzled with pan juices and, if desired, barbecue sauce.
--Oven method
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In step 1, use a 5-quart Dutch oven or ovenproof pot with a tight-fitting lid; add 1 cup water.
Cover; bake until ribs are tender, 2½ to 3 hours. Proceed with step 3.
--Recipe from EVERYDAY FOOD
Rhonda
January 30, 2017
Really delicious.