Pork

Country-Style Ribs

Name: Country-Style Ribs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 lb boneless country-style pork ribs; 2 tbsp brown sugar · 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp salt · 1 tsp black pepper · 1 tsp garlic powder · 1 tsp onion powder; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce

Country-style ribs are not really ribs, they are cut from the shoulder. That is why they go so tender in a slow cooker.

Serves6

Prep10 min

Low8 hr

High5 hr

Pot6 qt

What goes in

4 lb boneless country-style pork ribs
2 tbsp brown sugar · 1 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp salt · 1 tsp black pepper · 1 tsp garlic powder · 1 tsp onion powder
1 yellow onion, sliced
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Stir in at the end

1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce

Finish them under the grill

Slow cookers cannot caramelise. Brush the ribs with sauce, grill them 6 to 8 minutes until the edges char and the sauce tacks up, and they go from good to worth making again.

How to make it

Mix the brown sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder and rub it into the ribs.
Scatter the onion in the pot, lay the ribs over it, and pour the broth and vinegar around the edge. Lid on.
Low 8 hours or high 5 hours, until they give completely to a fork.
Lift them carefully onto a foil-lined tray. They will be fragile.
Brush generously with barbecue sauce and grill 6 to 8 minutes until the sauce is tacky and the edges catch.
Brush with a second coat and serve.

Swap it

Bone-in country-style ribs have more flavour, same timing. Baby back ribs work too but need cutting into sections to fit.