Description
Slow Cooker Pork Western Shoulder Ribs - strips of pork cut from the shoulder - sprinkled with rub and cooked with barbecue sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds pork shoulder western ribs (or cut a pork shoulder into 1 1/2" thick strips, or use pork shoulder chops)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon barbecue rub (My homemade barbecue rub recipe is here; or use your favorite rub.)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup barbecue sauce plus 1/2 cup barbecue sauce (My homemade barbecue sauce recipe is here; or use your favorite store bought sauce)
Instructions
- Prepare the ribs: Sprinkle the ribs evenly with the kosher salt and the barbecue rub.
- Slow cook the ribs: Put the ribs in the slow cooker, add the 1/2 cup water, and slow cook for 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high. Add 1 cup of barbecue sauce to the cooker, and cook for another 30 minutes to to 1 hour.
- Serve: Remove the ribs to a platter. Spoon 1/2 cup of the liquid from the crock into a measuring cup. Â (If you have time, pour all the liquid into a fat separator and let rest for ten minutes, then pour 1/2 cup of the the defatted juices into a measuring cup). Add the remaining 1/2 cup of barbecue sauce to the measuring cup, and stir to combine. Â Serve, passing the juices/sauce at the table.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American