Pork Spareribs

[lyndalou]

Does anyone have a recipe for cooking spareribs in a slow cooker? I bought some today and thought I'd like to try making them in my crock pot. Thanks in advance.

[Caine]

Okay, quick and easy. Cut the ribs into portion sizes that will fit into the crockpot. Wrap them up in cheesecloth. Put them into the crockpot, pour in a big can of pork & beans, and a bottle of your favorite store bought barbeque sauce. Turn on LOW and go away for 8 hours. Of course, if you're a purist, you can make your own beans, and your grandma's barbeque sauce from scratch, but if you had that kind of time, I don't think you'd need a crockpot!




If you're wondering about the cheescloth, it's to keep the meat and bones together and not mixed in with the beans and sauce, because the meat will literally be fall-off-the-bone tender.

[buckytom]

that sounds good caine. i like the cheesecloth idea.

lyndalou, i peel the back then cut the ribs into 2 or 3 sections to fit into the crock. rub with s&p and/or the dry rub mix of your choice and brown them quickly in oil.

a layer of thickly sliced onions is put into the bottom of the crockpot, then the ribs go in, topped with a few more onion slices. douse with a healthy amout of bbq sauce, cover and set to high for about 5 hours.

[lyndalou]

Thanks, guys. My DH doesn't eat beans, but the onions and bbq sauce sounds great. Love the cheesecloth idea, too.

[pacanis]

Yeah, those both sound great. And easy! Always a plus.
BTW, where do you buy cheesecloth? Is that a grocery store item? What a slick idea to cook the beans on top of the ribs!

[lyndalou]

You can get the cheesecloth at your local grocery store, or at a specialty kitchen store.

[pacanis]

Thanks!!!!

[Caine]

Or, at a fabric store.

[Constance]

Cook them with sauerkraut and a little onion. Slurp!