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Slow Cooker Bourbon Ribs

Using the slow cooker allows you to get baby back pork ribs incredibly tender, but you’ll need to cook them in a sauce with tons of flavor so they’re not boring. For these easy, tasty ribs, you make a bacon-bourbon barbecue sauce for marinating and simmering the ribs. After 4 or 5 hours, when the ribs are tender, you brush them with more sauce and give them a quick turn in the broiler.

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Ingredients

number of servings
1
  • 1 tablespoon Dark Brown Sugar Added to
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika Added to
  • 2 tablespoon chili powder Added to
  • 1 tablespoon ground yellow mustard seed Added to
  • 1 tablespoon dried sage Added to
  • 12 teaspoon cayenne powder Added to
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt Added to
  • 8 ounce thick cut smoked bacon chopped Added to
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped Added to
  • 4 garlic cloves chopped Added to
  • 1 large shot bourbon Added to
  • 1 Cup extra strong brewed coffee Added to
  • 1 Cup ketchup Added to
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce Added to
  • 2 racks baby back ribs Added to
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Directions

330 min.
1. Step

Mix the dry ingredients together and set aside.

2. Step

To make the barbecue sauce, cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until it starts to brown, about 10 minutes.

3. Step

Add the onion and garlic and cook until the onions have softened, about 10 more minutes.

4. Step

Add the dry-ingredients mixture and stir to evenly combine.

5. Step

Add the bourbon and stir all of the ingredients together, deglazing the pan.

6. Step

Add the bacon-vegetable mixture, coffee, ketchup, and soy sauce to a blender and blend until smooth.

7. Step

Place the sauce and ribs in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator to marinate. If you can do this overnight that’s best, but even a few hours will noticeably change the flavor of the meat.

8. Step

Turn the slow cooker on high and add the ribs and sauce. Try to stand the ribs up along the sides of the pot to keep the meat from sitting in the simmer. Cook for 4 to 5 hours until done.

9. Step

Turn on the broiler. Remove the cooked ribs from the slow cooker and place them on a baking sheet meat-side up.

10. Step

Apply a thick coat of the sauce and broil for about 5 minutes. (Make sure to keep a close eye on the ribs—you don’t want them to burn in the broiler.)

11. Step

There should be 2 cups of sauce remaining to pour into bowls and serve on the side.

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