Overnight Slow-Cooker Ribs!
With the return of warmer weather, we also welcome the return of guests to our community either for retreats, workshops, or events that we host. As hospitality is a hallmark of the Benedictine life, these events offer us an opportunity to put this monastic practice in place!
Hosting guests will sometimes limit our time spent in meal preparation, and our solution to providing our sisters with a delicious home-cooked meal and caring for our guests can be found in a vital (and in our case, under-used) kitchen appliance: the crock pot!
We made these slow-cooker ribs recently for our main meal, and it was a hit! Even our sisters with restricted diets just had to have a taste. Simple, easy and delicious, this is a recipe that we will be using again this summer.
SERVINGS4-6CHANGE SERVING SIZE |
COOK TIME7-9hrsplus 2hrs |
PREP TIME20mins |
READY IN |
Ingredients
- 3-4 lbs country-style pork ribs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 large onion
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 16 oz barbecue sauce
- olive oil to coat bottom of crockpot
Instructions
- Brush the bottom of the crockpot with olive oil, just enough to coat
- Place the sliced onion in an even layer on the bottom of the pot.
- Sprinkle the ribs with salt, pepper and brown sugar. Top with the minced garlic, and place in the crockpot.
- Pour the apple juice over the ribs and set the temperature on the crockpot to the lowest temperature setting. Place the lid on the pot and let cook overnight or 7-9 hours.
- After 7-9 hours, the ribs should be very tender and falling off the bone. Remove from crockpot and place in a 9x13 casserole dish. Liberally cover the ribs with barbecue sauce and cover the pan with foil.
- Cook in a low oven (200 degrees) for another 2 hours and enjoy!
