Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Country Ribs
Prep: 15 minutes Total: 6 1/4 hours
Start these ribs in the morning, and they'll be perfectly tender by dinnertime.
Ingredients
Serves 8.
* 1/2 cup ketchup
* 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
* 1/2 cup cider vinegar
* 1 tablespoon mustard powder
* 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* Coarse salt and ground pepper
* 4 pounds country-style pork ribs, separated into single ribs
* Barbecue sauce, for serving (optional)
Directions
1. In slow cooker, whisk together ketchup, sugar, vinegar, mustard powder, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
2. Add ribs to slow cooker, and toss with sauce. Arrange ribs, bone side up, in a single row. Cover; cook on high, 6 hours (or on low, 10 hours).
3. Serve ribs drizzled with pan juices and, if desired, barbecue sauce.