Best Crockpot Beef ribs recipe (2024)

Check out this super simple, tasty and delightful Delicious Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe. This Best Crockpot Beef ribs recipe delivers a little sweeter rib meat than you may be used to, as they use brown sugar.

These are very close to fall of the bone. I'd say they are, because if you quickly grab a bone, it slides right out!

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Delicious Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe

Hold on to your hats because this Best Crockpot Beef ribs recipe is sure to take you away! Ribs have long time been a favorite at barbecues. I mean, what's a barbecue without ribs? I chose to cook this meal as a way to celebrate the beginning of summer.

Originally I was going to cook some ribs on the grill, but lo and behold my gas grill was out of propane. I guess it worked out well because it is about 100 degrees here and I really wasn't looking forward to standing over the grill in that heat.

Besides, it is mosquito season and I am not too fond of the idea of having flies constantly land on the plate.

I am fortunate to have good neighbors and I like to have them over every summer to kick back and relax while I do the work. It's my way of saying "Thank you".

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Delicious Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe

This recipe is on the sweet side, so I chose to make some homemade coleslaw, spicy baked beans, corn on the cobs and dinner rolls. These side items went nicely with these ribs, but of course, you can choose whatever sides you would like to make.

What I really like about this recipe is the use of the apricot preserves. Normally I would have never thought of using that as an ingredient, and although sweet, it added a little tart to the sauce.

The Worcestershire sauce is usually an ingredient I use with every meat for barbecues, as it offers that unique taste and soaks into the meat very well. And the brown sugar coupled with the ketchup makes these ribs extra sweet and sticky!

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Make sure you have plenty of wet naps, you will need it! This was the perfect portion size as it was just a small gathering, myself and 4 close neighbors. Sometimes less is more!

Not only would they not be outside in that wicked heat, but they wouldn't be getting chewed alive by those horrible creatures we call mosquitoes! No one wants to be eaten at the barbecue!

How to make this Delicious Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe

Ingredients needed to make this Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe :

• 3-4 lb pork ribs
• 1 cup water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup apricot preserves
• ½ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• salt and pepper

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Directions for making this Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe :

Add 1 cup water to your slow cooker. Use kitchen shears to cut the ribs in half so they fit into your slow cooker. Place in slow cooker and season with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle onions on top.

In a small bowl, add preserves, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.

Spread onto the ribs in the slow cooker. Sprinkle onions on top.

Set the cooker to low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours and cook the ribs.

This Delicious Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe serves 4-6 people.

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