Prep Time15 MIN Total
Time10 HR 15 MIN Servings4
These ribs are a great main dish for when friends come over to watch the game.
Ingredients
- 3 ½ pounds pork loin back ribs
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons liquid smoke
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- ½ cup cola
- 1 ½ cups barbecue sauce
Directions
- Spray inside of 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Remove inner skin from ribs. Mix brown sugar, salt, pepper, liquid smoke and garlic; rub mixture into ribs. Cut ribs into 4-inch pieces. Layers ribs and onion in slow cooker. Pour cola over ribs.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until tender. Remove ribs from slow cooker. Drain and discard liquid.
- Pour barbecue sauce into shallow bowl. Dip ribs into sauce. Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour any remaining sauce over ribs. Cover and cook on low heat setting 1 hour.
- This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.