First I'd like to thank Natashya at Living in the Kitchen with Puppies for dubbing me Ms. Tinglepants last night.....I've been laughing ever since!
Now onto the order of the day. The best laid plans never seem to work out for me. I had a great cheater paella recipe all set to go for dinner last night, but alas, work gets in the way (imagine singing this to the tune of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes). By the time I got home it was after 8 last night and all I could muster the energy for was a bagel and a cup of tea before geeking out and watching Big Bang Theory. Thankfully, I had Sunday's dinner pics downloaded already so I am good to go. Tonight will be cheater paella tonight....after a much deserved hour long massage with Kevin. The man has magic hands....he talks to much...but magic hands. I'll be all gushy and loose (uh...guess that sounds kind of raunchy) by the time he's done!
OK...so since I've rediscovered my slow cooker I am quite enthusiastic when I stumble across a recipe that calls for it. I had 2 slabs of baby back ribs in the freezer from the summer and was contemplating bbq'ing on Sunday. It was cold and rainy though and I remember I had bookmarked a recipe for sweet and spicy ribs in the slow cooker.
You need to layer the ribs and sauce in the slow cooker...so here's the first layer. Really, this is so simple.Saute some ginger, garlic and green onions in a bit of oil and then dump the rest of the sauce ingredients into a pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 or 10 minutes.
After 4 hours in the slow cooker, I was dubious if that would be enough time to make these baby back ribs tender. Oh my freaking god....they fell off the bone (hee hee)....the meat was fork tender and had the most amazing flavour. This wasn't spicy at all, just a subtle smokiness from the chili sauce and hot sauce.
The sauce was amazing on some garlic mashed potatoes and someone (S) ate quite a few slabs of ribs. I didn't see many in the fridge for leftovers. And on a side note....don't accidentally put a rib bone done the garbage disposal...oops!
You can find the recipe 
Looks wonderful, yummy.
ReplyDeleteMmmm, I love ribs! Those look so succulent.
ReplyDeleteDajana - they were very tasty...but I'm a sucker for anything cooked in sauce.
ReplyDeletePalidor - I've only recently become a fan of ribs....I always had tough gross ones, but yeah....I've bene converted to a rib'aholic
four hours!!! thats just got to make the ribs their moist best!!
ReplyDeleteJhonny - I was so surprised with how tender they were! Didn't even need a knife!
ReplyDeleteI love that they are made in the slow cooker - brilliant! I have been rediscovering mine lately too - they really are handy.
ReplyDeleteps - so glad you weren't offended by your nickname! ;-)
OMG Cathy, Those ribs are FINGER LICKING GOOD ! I am a major ribs lover...and your sauce is just Divine to say the least... I need to get a slow cooker... i think it will make my life a whole lot easier by the looks of it !
ReplyDeleteNatashya - not offended at all!! Love the nickname!! Who knew I'd like the slow cooker so much.
ReplyDeleteNat - hahaha....I was so upset when I got a slow cooker for xmas, didn't know what I was going to do with it. Have to admit, loving it!
ReplyDeleteYum! That sounds great!!
ReplyDelete(Snort) you said bone! Seriosuly, these look amazingly great for just 4 hours in a crockpot. I read all about it today through Google Reader but am just now seeing the photos. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI have bookmarked the recipe because I am always on the lookout for new slow cooker recipes! I'm not a ribs fan, but I might have to try this anyway...
ReplyDeleteSpryte - they would go great I think with some sort of corn muffin for dipping in the sauce!
ReplyDeleteTina - haha...at least it wasn't boner (which makes me roll out of the chair laughing). I was very surprised that in 4 hrs these were so tender!
Wandering - you and me both on the non-rib fan....but I'm starting to change my opinion.
These look so savory and delicious! Isn't the slow cooker amazing. My favorite invention.
ReplyDeleteJoanne - definitely starting to be my favourite invention :)
ReplyDeleteThose look fantastic!!!!I am a slow cooker fan :)
ReplyDeleteOh man, totally making my mouth water - looks perfect for the changing seasons - yum!
ReplyDeleteErica - I need to find more slow cooker recipes...I'm rather enjoying this.
ReplyDeleteCate - yep, it was cold and rainy on Sunday - perfect meal with a glass of Malbec.
Well I printed this one for my "tribute to Cathy day"...the first time I ever tasted ribs I was...well, lets just say well over the age of 30 ;-) They melted, the meat fell off the bone...so...good!
ReplyDeleteTina - tribute to me?? haha.
ReplyDeleteI love love love ribs, and that sauce sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie! I loved the sauce with potatoes.
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