Slow-Cooker BBQ Baby Back Ribs

Name: Slow-Cooker BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 450 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 red onion, chopped; 3 tsp. smoked paprika; 2 tsp. mustard powder; 1½ tsp. garlic salt; 6 lbs. baby back ribs, cut into 4-5 rib sections; 1½ cups ketchup; ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar; 3 Tbs. molasses; 3 Tbs. less-sodium soy sauce; 2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

By First for Women Test Kitchen

Reviewed by Susan Chiusano

This recipe for Slow-Cooker BBQ Baby Back Ribs is smoky, sweet and tangy with hints of spice. For easy prep, make the dry seasoning and BBQ sauce up to 1 day ahead before cooking the ribs.

Yields

8 servings

Total Time

7 hr, 30 min

Prep Time

20 min

Ingredients

1 red onion, chopped
3 tsp. smoked paprika
2 tsp. mustard powder
1½ tsp. garlic salt
6 lbs. baby back ribs, cut into 4-5 rib sections
1½ cups ketchup
⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
3 Tbs. molasses
3 Tbs. less-sodium soy sauce
2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

Place onion in bottom of 6-qt. slow cooker. In small bowl, combine paprika, mustard and garlic salt; rub over both sides of ribs.

In separate bowl, mix ketchup, apple cider vinegar, molasses, soy sauce and pepper flakes; spread 1⁄2 cup sauce mixture over ribs. Reserve remaining sauce; chill.

Place ribs in slow cooker; cover. Cook on low until tender, 7 hrs. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Transfer ribs to foil.

Skim and discard fat from liquid in slow cooker. Transfer liquid to small pot and add reserved sauce. Over medium heat, cook until flavors blend and liquid is slightly reduced, 5-7 min. Brush 1⁄4 cup sauce over ribs. Heat broiler. Broil ribs until lightly browned, 2-3 min. Transfer to platter; serve with remaining sauce.