I bought a nice package of country-style pork ribs this morning and I’d like to do some type of crockpot preparation in the next couple of days. It’s really hot here and I like having something ready to eat when I get home and not having to fire up the oven or stovetop. My first impulse would be to douse them in barbecue sauce and be done with it, but my daughter really isn’t a fan of barbecue sauce.
Any other ideas? She’s not otherwise very picky. She might even like some other type of barbecue sauce, as long as it’s not the usual thick, ketchup-y stuff we usually think of by that name.
Use a dry rub that has the flavors she likes. Here’s an example of a dry rub recipe. Many recipes would use granulated onion powder and garlic powder as well, but you can use almost any dried seasoning.
Assuming the rubs are sufficiently fatty and not incredibly dry it shouldn’t be a problem. I’ve never had a problem doing this. Cooking things like ribs in a crockpot is not based on submerging them in liquid. It’s a slow moist heat process.
This is a common misconception. You don’t need to add liquid if you have a fatty cut of meat. I do dry rubbed ribs in the crockpot all the time. I stand them up around the outside and cook for about 5 hours on low. They come out fantastic every time.
I think most people don’t know about using “-” in a google search, which is why I posted that. It finds recipes that do mention pork ribs and slow cookers, but do not mention barbecue.
You can certainly do this! You can make a glaze and pop under the broiler too. Usually I’m to impatient to do anything but chow down after smelling them cook all afternoon.
Make sinigang! It’s basically hot and sour soup, Filipino-style. The link I gave you is guidelines, not a strict recipe. I always use pork of some sort in mine. If you do not have tamarind, I’ve whizzed some apricot preserves (or dried apricot) and vinegar together and you really can’t tell the difference. Cabbage and/or spinach work well in place of bok choy if need be.
Seriously, this is a soup that deserves to be in everyone’s repertoire.
This might be a bit much for your daughter but here it is.
Ribs browned or not, sauerkraut rinsed or not, onions, shredded potatoes, carrots and or mushrooms, maybe some shredded apples, caraway seeds, a bit of chicken stock / soup / water. Season to taste. Cook till ribs fall apart.
Is it specifically barbecue sauce she doesn’t like or just sauce in general? Because if it’s just the flavor of regular barbecue sauce she doesn’t like, she might like something like a hoisin or teriyaki barbecue sauce.
