crock-potted ribs

I still remember when we bought my mom her first crock-pot. I do not know how she thrived for so long in her wifey career without one. AND she is from Louisiana. AND she grew up Southern Baptist. AND she has sons (who think Velveeta is real cheese). Each of the previously mentioned is a risk factor for owning a crock-pot, and yet my mother still did not have one (proudly I am sure).

Anyway, she sent us to HEB to buy her one and we definitely took advantage of this christening situation; we came back with the biggest one we could find, all white and fancy like, decorated with cartoon cows and strawberry patches on it. Needless to say, she sent us right back for a stainless steel one. C’mon mom, embrace the crock-pot.

Below is a recipe for ribs in the crock-pot. Yes, ribs. A man dish, womanized. 

the rub

finger licking good!

falling off the bone

           

¼ cup paprika

¼ cup packed brown sugar

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon cracked pepper

1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder

2 ½ pounds ribs (or however big 1 rack is)

1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce

In a small bowl, combine paprika, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to make dry rub. Liberally rub spice mixture on all sides of ribs.

Prop ribs into slow cooker (crock-pot) against the sides and leaning in like a tent. Pour the barbecue sauce over the ribs. Cook in slow cooker on high for 7-8 hours or until ribs are cooked through and falling off the bone.

Preheat broiler. Line a cookie sheet with foil (easier clean-up later!) and transfer ribs to it, meaty side up. Ladle some of the sauce and drippings from the crock-pot over your ribs.

Place ribs under broiler for about 5 or so minutes or until caramelized. You can pull the cookie sheet out once during the broiling process to ladle on more syrupy sauce from the crock-pot if you like.

Serve hot, with some bread to soak up the sauce!