BBQ ribs has to be one of my favourite things about summer and I have just been itching to try cooking them in the slow cooker! Getting perfectly cooked, juicy, fall off the bone tender ribs can sometimes be tricky but the slow cooker makes it almost effortless! With the slow cooker you just need to season the ribs, place them in the slow cooker with the ribs vertical, wrapped around the inside, pour on the BBQ sauce and cook on low until nice and tender, about 6-8 hours. Once the ribs are cooked you can slather on more BBQ sauce and throw them onto the grill (or under the broiler) to get that smoky grilled flavour! Speaking of sauce, for these ribs I went with my roasted strawberry BBQ sauce which is perfect for the summer!
Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs with Roasted Strawberry BBQ Sauce
Prep Time:5 minutes Cook Time:7 hours 10 minutes Total Time:7 hours 15 minutes Servings: 4
The slow cooker makes fall off the bone tender ribs almost effortless! Finish them off on the grill (or under the broiler) for that charred and smoky grill flavour!
ingredients
- 2 pounds baby back pork ribs, fat trimmed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups BBQ sauce (try my roasted strawberry BBQ sauce)
directions
- Pat the ribs dry, season with salt and pepper, place them in the slow cooker with the bones vertical wrapped around the inside, pour 1 cup of the BBQ sauce over the ribs and cook on low until fall off the bone tender, about 6-8 hours.
- Brush the remaining BBQ sauce on the ribs and grill or broil until the sauce is bubbling and just starting to char.
Option: Use a spice blend or rub of choice instead of just using salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 625, Fat 26g (Saturated 10.6g, Trans 0.3g), Cholesterol 136mg, Sodium 1040mg, Carbs 64g (Fiber 0.5g, Sugars 54.7g), Protein 33g
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I want that BBQ sauce on everything!
Love that these are slow cooker ribs!! Perfect!!
These look awesome! I guess we both have ribs on mind today!
Love the strawberry bbq sauce!!
Great ribs for summer!
Fabulous summer grilling recipe!
I just love the strawberry sauce!!!
Such a delicious and beautiful combination! I freaking love jams on my meats and this looks so damn good!
Oh…They look flippin' good! Strawberries are about to ripen here in PA. And they will going on anything and everything. These sound fabulous!
That sauce is genius, can;t wait to try this soon!!!
I love the roasted strawberry bbq sauce! I can't wait to try it!
I never would have thought to use the slow cooker for ribs, but these look fantastic! Love the strawberry bbq sauce too 😉
Somehow when I first glanced at the title of this recipe I saw 'roasted rhubarb'… You can't go wrong with a strawberry-rhubarb combination; I challenge you, Kevin!
could you let us know what size/quantity the nutrition facts specify? 600+ calories for a single rib, 4 oz, two pounds, ? thanks 🙂
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md: Rhubarb would be a great addition to the strawberry BBQ sauce!
Anonymous: The recipe calls for 2lbs of ribs for 4 servings so that is 8oz per person or about 4 ribs.
Such a great idea to do the roasted strawberries in the sauce!!!
I just made the strawberry bbq sauce and the chicken club (my first recipe from your blog) and I have to say it was excellent. The sauce hit it out of the park and I want to make a bunch more to make these ribs…I can only imagine what a great combo they are. The strawberry salad is on tomorrow's lunch menu and I can't wait to give that a try.
Anonymous: Glad you enjoyed it! I am totally addicted to the strawberry BBQ sauce! Luckily I made a big batch and I have some leftover for something else!