I love using my crockpot, but sometimes it gets hard finding recipes I like in the crockpot. Sometimes the recipes make the food too wet or too dry and sometimes it tastes “crockpotty” (the taste it gets from sitting in a crockpot all day — there is a certain taste, trust me).
So I decided to give baby back ribs a try in the crockpot. Last time I made ribs in the crockpot, they were very good…..but I used country ribs (bone in)….this time I decided to use baby back and cook them on low instead of high! I also changed things around a bit. I gave them a dry rub and waited to add the BBQ sauce (Sweet Baby Rays obviously!) until the end! And HOLY COW….I hit a home run! These were AMAZING! Probably one of the best things I’ve made in my crockpot!
1 large rack of baby back ribs (I honestly don’t remember how much it weighed).
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp tyhme
1 TBSP brown sugar
Bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce (I use…..all together now……Sweet Baby Rays)
Cut your ribs into sections (4 ribs in each)….you should get 4 or 5 sections.
Combine all your dry ingredients and give those ribs a good rub down…make sure to coat the entire thing.
Generously spray your crockpot with cooking spray.
Stack your ribs sideways/vertically in the crockpot….bone side down. Kind of lay them against each other.
Cover and cook on LOW for about 8 hours.
After the 8 hours is up, uncover and brush the ribs with BBQ sauce. I pretty much smothered mine…but I like them saucey! Cover and turn heat up to HIGH and cook for another 30 minutes!
~gianna~
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