Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Spare Ribs
These ribs are super easy and so tasty. Just a few ingredients is all it takes for a yummy meal! NOTE: My Slow Cooker is a 5 qt. and one rack fit just fine.
Servings 3 -4
Ingredients
- 2-2.5 lbs St. Louis style spare ribs
- 1 Tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. minced garlic or 2 fresh cloves, minced
- 1/2 onion sliced
- 1 cup BBQ sauce I used Sweet Baby Ray's Original. You can experiment with different sauces.
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Slice onion and place it on the bottom of slow cooker. Save a few onion rings for the top of ribs, if desired.
- Cut ribs in half (or thirds) and lay on top of onions.
- Mix spices together and sprinkle liberally on both sides. (These measurements will make more than enough for a rack. Save the rest to use next time.)
- Pour the water in and then add the BBQ sauce on top of both sections.
- Cook on Low for 6-7 hours or High for 4 hours. Don't over cook.
- Remove ribs from the slow cooker with tongs.
- This step is optional: If you want to caramelize the BBQ sauce, take ribs out of slow cooker and place them on a cookie sheet. Add a little more BBQ sauce and place them under the broiler for 3-5 minutes, just until the sauce starts to bubble.
- Enjoy!!