slow cooked ribs and root beer bbq sauce
categories:  Pork | Slow Cooker   

Prepared: 2009-02-08

ingredients:

• Root Beer BBQ Sauce:
• 1 cup root beer
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 3 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (a bit more if you like it spicy)
  
  Slow Cooked Ribs:
• 1 recipe for Root Beer BBQ sauce (above)
• 2-4 pounds baby back ribs (pork ribs)
• salt, pepper

Preparation:

• Whisk all the sauce ingredients together in a medium sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
• This will reduce the sauce to about 2 cups.
• Set aside.
  This sauce can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator.
• Remove fatty membrane from the underside of the ribs.
• Rub the meat with salt and pepper.
• Pour 1/2 of the sauce into the bottom of the slow cooker (aka the crock pot).
• Add ribs and coat with remaining sauce.
• Cook on low setting for 6-7 hours.