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February 13, 2014

Recipe for Slow Cooker Fork Tender Country-Style Ribs with BBQ Sauce

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I haven’t had country-style ribs for a while and decided I needed to buy them for my husband, since it’s one of his favorite things I make.  The slow cooker is the perfect appliance to cook these puppies…they do great being left on LOW all day long.  The collagen is converted to gelatin and they are fork tender.  By taking the time to brown them and dredge them in flour, the sauce is nice and thick and the color, texture, and flavor of the ribs is to die for.  I opted to leave out the brown sugar that is usually included in this type of recipe, since I’m not that big of a fan of sweet in my meat…BUT I bet for those of you who like that sort of thing adding a tablespoon of brown sugar would be perfect.

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Recipe for Slow Cooker Fork Tender Country-Style Ribs with BBQ Sauce
Makes 4-6 servings
Ideal slow cooker size:  5 quart
Cooking time:  7-9 hours


2 lbs pork boneless country-style ribs
3 Tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup BBQ sauce
1 Tbsp oil
Flour
Cayenne pepper (optional)

1.  Heat oil in a pan on the stove over medium heat.  While oil is heating, dredge the ribs in flour (I used about 1/4 cup total).  When oil is warm brown the ribs for about 3 or 4 minutes on each side.  Place ribs in the slow cooker.
2.  Combine BBQ sauce, paprika, salt and pepper and pour over the ribs.  Coat the ribs with the sauce.
3.  Cover and cook on LOW for about 7-9 hours.  Ribs should be fork tender.  If you want a little heat, add in cayenne pepper to taste.

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  1. Marlene Dawson says

    December 27, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    It appears from the picture that these ribs are threaded through a stick. Are the ribs speared after browning or before?

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    • Karen says

      December 28, 2022 at 3:07 pm

      I didn’t use a stick. I can kind of see how it looks that way in the pic though

      Reply
  2. DeAnna says

    May 15, 2019 at 3:36 pm

    Do you think this would work with boneless chicken thighs or breasts??

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    • Karen says

      May 15, 2019 at 9:40 pm

      sure but I’d only cook chicken 4-6 hours on low.

      Reply
  3. Peggy Terry says

    May 29, 2018 at 7:57 am

    What kind of BBQ sauce did you use? Most of them are too sweet for me.

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    • Karen says

      May 29, 2018 at 9:22 am

      I like Sweet Baby Ray’s.

      Reply
  4. barbara barras says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:46 am

    can you cook in an instant pot? I just bought one.

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    • Karen says

      December 12, 2017 at 1:46 pm

      I bet you could. My only fear would be the bbq sauce would be too thick and the pot wouldn’t come to pressure. I’ll have to test it out and see!

      Reply
      • PAUL Eugene McCAULEY SR. says

        May 22, 2021 at 7:10 pm

        add a little apple cider whiscihire sauce apple juice brown sugar about 1-1/2 to 2 cups brown ribs first add altogether pressure cook 1 hr. does 2 1/2 lbs. of country ribs

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        • Karen says

          May 24, 2021 at 1:03 pm

          Sounds great!

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  5. Bob F. says

    June 5, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Have you tried them with bone-in beef ribs? If so, how did they turn out?

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    • Karen says

      June 6, 2016 at 6:04 pm

      I personally have not. But I bet it would be amazing!

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      • Michael says

        June 29, 2018 at 5:06 am

        Yes they would . Thank you Karen. 🇺🇸👍🤔

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  6. Eve says

    March 16, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    Can you cook it on high for less hours?

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    • [email protected] says

      March 19, 2014 at 4:41 am

      Yes, on high for half the amount of time will work!

      Reply
  7. Jen N says

    February 19, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    We made these this week…thank you for the great recipe! We used bone-in ribs…but they were so tender and delicious! Plus the aroma of them cooking all day was a treat, too!

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    • [email protected] says

      February 20, 2014 at 6:27 pm

      Glad it worked for you!

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  8. Diana @Culinary Bibliophile says

    February 19, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    These look delicious! There are country-style ribs in my freezer from my meat CSA. They have been here there a loooooong time because I didn't know what to do with them. Now I know – thanks!

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    • [email protected] says

      February 20, 2014 at 6:27 pm

      Yes, they work so great in the slow cooker! You'll love it!

      Reply
  9. Caren with a "C" says

    December 1, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Those look really yummy!

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