http://www.wakingupcosts.net/index/channel/food en Copyright 2008 Conversant's Weblog II plugin Food Clark Venable http://www.wakingupcosts.net/562/trackback http://www.wakingupcosts.net/562 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:24:56 GMT http://www.wakingupcosts.net/562 http://www.wakingupcosts.net/562/reply Food <p>I love barbecued ribs. I never tried to make them at home because I thought it must be too time intensive. Barbecued ribs have to be made on a barbecue, right? <strong>Wrong</strong>. Barbecued ribs can be made in a crock pot. I think these ribs are as good if not better than any you'll find in a restaurant (even a Texas barbecue restaurant). <em>I'm posting it here because I've promised several nurses I'd bring in the recipe, always forget, so now I can just point them here</em>.</p> <p><strong>Ingredients:</strong> <ul compact> <li>3.5 pounds baby back ribs</li> <li>0.25 c brown sugar</li> <li>0.5 tsp black pepper</li> <li>3 tbsp liquid smoke</li> <li>2 cloves garlic, finely chopped</li> <li>1 tsp salt</li> <li>1 medium onion, sliced</li> <li>0.5 cup Coke (not diet!)</li> <li>1.5 c. barbecue sauce (I like Cattleman's)</li> </ul> <br /><br /> </p> <p>1. Remove inner skin from ribs (I use pliers to make this easier). Mix brown sugar, pepper, liquid smoke, garlic, and salt. Rub mixture onto ribs and cut them into 4 inch pieces. Layer ribs and onion in crock pot.</p> <p>2. Cover and cook on low setting for 6-9 hours (depending on how your crock pot interprets 'low').</p> <p>3. Remove ribs from pot. Drain and discard liquid.</p> <p>4. Dip ribs into barbecue sauce, place ribs back into crock pot and pour any remaining sauce over ribs. Cook on low for an additional hour.</p> <p>This recipe makes enough for 2-4 adults, depending on their appetite. For our family of 4, I make a double recipe (7 lbs of ribs) so there are sure to leftovers. I have tried this recipe with spare ribs instead of baby-back ribs and found it much too greasy for my liking.</p>