Shh…Don’t Tell Them That You Made These in Your Slow-Cooker…
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These are fall-off-the bone, melt-in-your-mouth tender, and that sweet and savory sauce really hits the spot! Who’d have thought that peanut butter would make for such a great secret ingredient? I’d say that it’s a nice American twist on an Asian recipe, and it thickens up the sauce just the right amount while keeping the texture nice and smooth.
A few ribs by themselves make for a great appetizer, though with a good helping of them and some simple sides, such as fried rice or lo mein, you could make a full Asian meal out of them. Yes, you do have to be patient for the marinade and the slow cooker to do their work, but it is a decidedly low-hassle recipe. I just loved it!
Ingredients
3 1/2 pounds pork baby back ribs, racks cut in half
1 (11.5-ounce) can frozen orange-pineapple-apple juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted (I went with Welch’s, as suggested)
3/4 cup soy sauce (I went with Kikkoman)
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, pressed
2 teaspoons sugar
Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs
Directions
(1) Place ribs in a large shallow dish or zip-top freezer bag.
(1) Combine juice concentrate and all other ingredients other than the garnish in a small bowl with a wire whisk. Reserve 3/4 cup mixture in refrigerator for dipping. Pour remaining mixture evenly over ribs; cover or seal, and chill 8 hours, turning occasionally.
(2) Remove ribs from marinade, discarding marinade. Place 1 rack of ribs in bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker; stand remaining rib racks on their sides around edges of slow cooker. (Standing these ribs along the sides of your slow cooker gives them direct contact with heat, so they’ll have crispy brown edges like ribs that have smoked for hours.)
(3) Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW, and cook 5 hours.
(4) Microwave reserved 3/4 cup sauce in a 1-cup glass measure at HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring once. Serve with ribs. Garnish, if desired.
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Quick tip: Adjust the amount of ginger to your liking.
Thanks to MyRecipes.com for this delicious rib recipe for your slow cooker.