Thursday, February 21, 2008

Smokey-Flavored Barbecued Ribs

3 1/2 lbs. pork loin back ribs (good on any kind of rib)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 tbls. liquid smoke
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
1 medium onion, sliced
1/2 cup cola
1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce

1. Spray inside of 5-6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray.

2. Remove inner skin from ribs. Mix brown sugar, pepper, liquid smoke, garlic, and salt; rub mixture into ribs. Cut ribs into about 4 inch pieces (or small enough to fit into the crock pot). Layer ribs and onion in slow cooker. Pour cola over ribs.

3. Cover and cook on low heat setting 8-9 hours or until ribs are tender. Remover ribs from cooker. Drain liquid from cooker and discard.

4. Pour barbecue sauce into shallow dish. Dip ribs into sauce. Place ribs in cooker. Pour any remaining sauce over ribs. cover and cook on low heat setting 1 hour.


Side suggestions: coleslaw or potato salad, baked beans, and buttermilk biscuits.

2 comments:

Amy Martin said...

I'm making these tonight. Yummy! By the way, cornbread tastes really good with this as a sidedish as well.

Steph Thomas said...

I made these tonight. MmmMmm Good. They are very flavorful. I took them out at 7 hours and they were falling apart already. My crock pot is a little hotter then normal I think. We had baked potatoes and Bush's Baked Beans Original Flavor and Chris said they complemented the ribs very well.