Friday, February 14, 2014

Slow Cooker Asian BBQ Ribs

In honor of Frank Underwood's love of BBQ ribs and the season 2 premiere of "House of Cards", I figured I should celebrate Valentine's Day by making some delicious ribs.

I saw this recipe online and knew it was perfect.  I wanted something a little bit different from regular BBQ ribs and this recipe sounded amazing.  In this write up, I added my tweaks to it.  They turned out really, really well.  I think next time I'll amp up the spiciness by either adding some Sriracha or subbing a bit of the ketchup with more sweet chili sauce.  While the sauce takes a bit of futzing at the end, it is so worth it.  The sauce makes it, my friends.


Ready to feast on ribs and binge on House of Cards.
 

Slow Cooker Asian BBQ Ribs

 3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchip
3 Tbsp rice vinegar (or any type)
1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
 4 cloves garlic, minced
1-inch piece of ginger, chopped, or 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp salt
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
5 lbs pork ribs
(plus 2 Tbsp cornstarch for finishing the sauce)

In the slow cooker, mix together all the sauce ingredients (this is everything except the ribs).  Add the meat and rub it all around, marinate at least a few hours in the fridge (overnight is great).  After marinating, cook on low for 6-8 hours.

After cooking, remove ribs and place on pan lined with foil, leaving sauce in cooker.  You may let the sauce settle a few minutes and try to skim off some of the fat.  Transfer sauce to saucepan on stove over medium heat.

Mix together the cornstarch with 1/4 cup water until smooth.  Pour into the sauce and stir.  Heat to bubbling and let boil for 1 minute to thicken sauce.  Slather ribs with sauce and put under the broiler to crisp up a bit.

2 comments:

Britta said...

This is one of my favorite cookery nookery posts of all time. After watching three episodes of Season 2, I'm craving ribs. I need to make these!

Britta said...

I just made these, and they are amazing. The sauce knocked my socks off, and the ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender. Thanks for the recipe!