Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs #recipe #Giveaway @VMBURNS

 VMBURNS: Summer is over and Fall officially starts today! So, while I typically think of barbecue as a summer food enjoyed on the grill, I tend to think of fall as the official start of slow cooker season. Of course, if you're like me, then you have found ways to enjoy using your slow cooker year round. Here's a time when you can combine the tastes of summer with the ease of the slow cooker. These fall off the bones ribs are delicious. I am including a recipe for a delicious barbecue sauce, I adapted from a recipe I found online. However, you can make your life even easier and just pick up a bottle of your favorite store brand sauce. 

SLOW COOKER BARBECUE RIBS

INGREDIENTS

• 4 lbs Baby back ribs
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• Spice Rub
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons paprika
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons Lawry's season salt
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Barbecue Sauce (Optional)

• 2 Cups ketchup
• 1/2 Cup molasses
• 1/3 Cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 Cup seedless blackberry preserves
• 1/3 Cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tablespoon reserved spice rub from above
• 1/2 Tablespoon liquid smoke

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• INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cut ribs into 6 sections then rinse and pat dry.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together spice rub ingredients. Remove 2 tablespoons to use in the barbecue sauce if making your own. Rub the remaining rub over the meat and place ribs on the prepared baking sheet. Bake ribs for 15 minutes on each side (30 minutes total) to sear the meat.

   
4. Add all of the Barbecue sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan and gently simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce and refrigerate to use after ribs are cooked.

   

   
   
   
5. Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spry then add a thin layer of barbecue sauce followed by ribs. Layer sauce then ribs until complete. Toss to ensure the ribs are evenly coated.
6. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 7-9 hours or until the ribs are fall apart tender. Rotate ribs once during cooking so they cook evenly.
7. When tender, remove from the slow cooker and brush with the reserved barbecue sauce. 

   

   
   

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