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Easy BBQ Ribs

Savory, tender, juicy, and slow-cooked to perfection, this recipe for Easy BBQ Ribs is our newest and best. Made with our homemade Rib Rub and Fancy Barbecue Sauce, this dish is finger-licking good.

Yield:
MAKES 4 to 6 servings
Total time: 13 Hours, 45 Minutes

Recipe Time
Hands-on: 30 Minutes
Total: 13 Hours, 45 Minutes


Ingredients
1 slab baby back pork ribs (3 1/2 to 4 lb.)
*Rib Rub, divided
1/2 cup pineapple juice
2 teaspoons rice vinegar $
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Fancy Barbecue Sauce

Preparation
1. Rinse slab, and pat dry with paper towels. Remove thin membrane from back of ribs by slicing into it with a knife and then pulling it off. (This will make ribs more tender.) Reserve 1/2 Tbsp. Rib Rub; sprinkle both sides of ribs with remaining rub. Wrap ribs in plastic wrap; chill 8 to 12 hours.
2. Stir together pineapple juice, next 2 ingredients, and reserved 1/2 Tbsp. Rib Rub in a 6 qt. slow cooker. Cut slab in half, and stack halves in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW, and cook 4 to 5 hours or until ribs are tender.
3. Preheat broiler with oven rack 10 inches from heat. Remove ribs from slow cooker, and place in a single layer in a heavy-duty aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pan. Brush both sides of ribs with **Fancy Barbecue Sauce. Broil ribs 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until caramelized. Serve with remaining barbecue sauce.
Note:
Ribs may be cooked entirely on LOW for 6 to 7 hours or until tender.

*Rib Rub:
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons smoked paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper $
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Preparation
Stir together dark brown sugar, smoked paprika, ground cumin, kosher salt, garlic salt, onion salt, dry mustard, freshly ground black pepper, ground red pepper, and ground ginger.

**Fancy BBQ sauce:
Ingredients
1 cup tomato-based bottled barbecue sauce
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
Preparation
Stir together barbecue sauce, honey, apple cider vinegar, dry mustard, and dried crushed red pepper in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Cover to keep warm.
Note:
We tested with KC Masterpiece Original Barbecue Sauce.