Slow Cooker Smoky Apple Butter Ribs Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut spareribs into 6 portions. Coat with garlic, then sprinkle with onion powder, cayenne, salt, and black pepper. Drizzle lemon juice over top. Wrap each portion in a double thickness of foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from the oven. Unwrap ribs and drain drippings; transfer ribs to a baking dish. Liberally apply apple butter and approximately 10 ounces barbecue sauce. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and brush the grate with oil.
• Place ribs on grill, and cook, basting with the remaining 4 ounces barbecue sauce, until meat pulls away easily from the bone, 20 to 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Spray 6- to 7-quart oval-shaped slow cooker with cooking spray. Cut rib racks in half. Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients except cilantro sprigs. Place ribs in slow cooker, spooning sauce over each layer of ribs.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 hours or until tender and pork is no longer pink next to bones. Remove ribs from slow cooker; skim fat from cooking liquid. Strain cooking liquid.
• Set oven control to broil. Spray broiler pan rack or large roasting pan with cooking spray. Place ribs in pan, overlapping slightly. Heavily brush ribs with 1 cup of the strained cooking liquid. Broil with ribs about 5 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until glazed.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat remaining cooking liquid over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until thickened. Cut ribs into serving pieces; serve with sauce. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

Steps:

• Lay out the ribs on a large baking tray.
• Season evenly with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and oregano. Rub in on all sides.
• Pour half the BBQ sauce over the ribs and brush to evenly coat all sides.
• Transfer the ribs to a large slow cooker. Position the ribs so they are standing up, with the meatier side down, and so the meat side is against the walls of the slow cooker, with the bone sides facing in.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 - 8 hours, or high for 4 hours. Check after the allotted time, you want to make sure the meat is cooked through and tender, but you do not want it to be so tender it falls off the bone. If they seem a little tough, allow to cook an additional 30 minutes, as needed.
• Remove the ribs and transfer to wire rack set over a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Paint the ribs with additional BBQ sauce, ensuring they are well-coated on both sides.
• Broil HIGH for 5-8 minutes to caramelize the sauce, making it slightly charred and bubbly.
• Remove and carefully cut between the bones to separate into individual ribs.
• Serve with additional BBQ sauce, as needed.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper.
• In 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker, place ribs. Cover with onion slices.
• In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients, pour over ribs and onions.
• Cover, cook on LOW heat for 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove ribs from cooker, place on serving platter. Cover to keep warm.
• Pour juices from cooker through strainer into 1 quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high hfeat; reduce heat to medium.
• Cook about 5 minutes or until sauce has slightly thickened.
• Serve sauce with ribs.

Steps:

• SPRINKLE RIBS WITH SALT AND PEPPER.
• PLACE IN SLOW COOKER.
• COVER WITH ONION SLICES.
• MIX REMAINING INGREDIENTS; POUR OVER RIBS AND ONION.
• COVER AND COOK ON LOW HEAT SETTING 8-10 HOURS.
• REMOVE RIBS TO WARM PLATTER; KEEP WARM.
• STRAIN JUICES.
• POUR JUICES FROM SLOW COOKER INTO 1 QUART SAUCEPAN.
• HEAT TO BOILING OVER MEDIUM HIGH HEAT; REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM.
• COOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL SAUCE HAS SLIGHTLY THICKENED.
• SERVE SAUCE WITH RIBS.