Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs Recipes

In today's fast paced life, one would find it absurd to prepare slow cooker recipes. Slow cooker or crock-pot is an electrical cooking appliance which cooks food at low temperatures and requires long cooking hours. However, these increased cooking hours allow the savor of the different ingredients to mingle completely with each other, creating an exquisite aroma and palatable food. Slow cooker minimizes the possibilities of the food getting burnt and stuck to the bottom of the pan. The direct heat combined with the bacteria-killing steam which is produced inside the tightly covered container, makes the slow cooker a safe alternative for cooking. Here are some yummy slow cooker barbecued ribs recipes:

Slow Cooker Spare Ribs

Ingredients

• 2 pounds pork spareribs
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation

In a large stock pot, place the ribs and water. Cook for 15 minutes. Take another bowl and mix together - soup, onion, garlic, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce. Now, separate the ribs from the water and transfer them into a slow cooker. Cascade the prepared sauce over the ribs and cover the cooker with a lid. (If the sauce is thin in consistency, drain it from the cooker and pour into a sauce pan. Mix together cornstarch and cold water, stir it into the sauce and cook till it reaches desired thickness.) Cook for 7 to 8 hours, until the ribs become tender.

Crock Pot Barbecue Ribs

Ingredients

• 3 pounds pork loin back ribs
• 1 cups BBQ sauce
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• cup Coca Cola
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons liquid smoke (hickory flavored)
• cup packed brown sugar
• teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Separate the inner skin from the ribs. In a bowl, mix together - pepper, brown sugar, liquid smoke, garlic and salt. Marinade the ribs with this mixture and cut them into 4-inch pieces. Spray the inner side of the slow cooker with a cooking spray and layer the ribs and onion slices in it. Pour cola over it and cover the cooker. Cook on a low heat for 8 to 9 hours. Take out the ribs from the slow cooker and drain the liquid. In a shallow bowl, pour the BBQ sauce and dip the ribs in it. Then again put the ribs back into the cooker and pour the left over sauce over it. Cover the cooker with a lid and cook the ribs for 1 hour on low heat.

Amazing Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• teaspoon salt
• teaspoon pepper
• teaspoon seasoned salt

Preparation

In a pan, heat the shortening over medium-high heat. Take a bowl and mix together - flour, condensed soup, seasoned salt, pepper and salt. Coat the chicken with this mixture and fry in the pan till it turns golden brown. Now put the chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, chicken broth and orange juice concentrate. Cascade this mixture over the chicken. Cover the cooker and cook for 2 to 3 hours on low heat or 1 to 2 hours on high heat.

Sour Cream Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 6 pork chops
• cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon
• 1 large onion, sliced inch thick
• Garlic powder to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups boiling water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Flavor pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder, and coat them with the flour. In a greased skillet, lightly brown the chops at medium heat. In a slow cooker, put the chops and top them with onion slices. Melt the bouillon cubes in the boiling water and pour over the chops. Cover the cooker and cook for 7 to 8 hours at low heat. Carefully transfer the chops in a preheated oven at 200 F. In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of flour with the sour cream; mix with the meat juices. Cascade this sauce into the slow cooker. Cook the sauce for 15 to 20 minutes on high heat until it gets thickened. Pour this sauce over the pork chops and serve.

Slow Cooker Adobo Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
• cup vinegar
• 1 small sweet onion, sliced
• 8 cloves garlic, crushed
• cup soy sauce

Preparation

Take a bowl and mix together - onion, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar. In a slow cooker, place the chicken pieces and pour this prepared mixture over it. Cover the slow cooker with a lid and cook for 7 to 8 hours on low heat.

Try these easy-to-prepare and mouth-watering slow cooked barbecue recipes. They may not be bathed in smoke, but have a lot of flavor that will surely entice your taste buds.