Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs

5 from 2 votes

Melt-in-your-mouth slow cooker country-style ribs; this is one of the simplest and most enticing ways of cooking pork ribs.

Prep Time15

Cook Time8

Course: Beef, Pork and Lamb, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 524kcal

Author: Adina

Season country-style ribs: Pat them dry with kitchen towels and place them in the slow cooker. Mix the spices in a small bowl and rub the ribs with the mixture.
2 tablespoons brown sugar + ¾ tablespoon sweet paprika powder + ¼ tablespoon smoked sweet paprika powder + ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper + 1 teaspoon onion powder + 1 teaspoon garlic powder + 1 teaspoon fine sea salt + 1 teaspoon ground black pepper.
BBQ sauce: Mix all the sauce ingredients and pour them over the ribs in the pot. Toss well to coat.
¾ cup ketchup (200 g) + ⅓ cup chili sauce (75 g) + 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar + 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce + 1 teaspoon oregano + fine sea salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Slow-cook the country-style pork ribs for 6-8 hours on LOW or 3-4 hours on HIGH; they should be fork tender and almost falling off the bone.
Serve: Transfer the ribs to a serving platter. You can remove the bones before serving or leave them. Spoon a bit of the sauce over the meat and serve.

You can cook up to 4 lbs/ 1.8 kg ribs if your slow cooker is large enough (7-8 quart/ 6 ½ - 7 ½ liter). The meat pieces should lie comfortably in the pot, but just a bit of overlapping is fine.
You can choose another seasoning mixture if you like.
If using smoked hot paprika powder, leave out the cayenne pepper.
Alternatively, use 1 cup/ 250 g of your favorite BBQ sauce.