The Easiest Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe You Will Ever Make

pork ribs

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken thighs are lower in fat, while pork shoulder is usually less expensive.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while granulated sugar is often cheaper.

Welcome to the kitchen and introduce the dish: ribs in the slow cooker.

Mention the convenience of using a slow cooker instead of a smoker.

Show thawed pork ribs and season with pepper and salt, rubbing it in.

Add sweet smokey apple wood rub to the ribs and rub it in.

Place the ribs standing up in the slow cooker.

Set the slow cooker to high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.

Pour barbecue sauce over the ribs, ensuring they are coated but not drowned in sauce.

Cover the slow cooker and let it cook for the specified time until tender.

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