Got 5 minutes? Then you are ready to make these melt in your mouth Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs!
Even though it might look like I’m on top of meal planning since I share a weekly dinner menu every Saturday, I have to confess that I don’t always manage to plan my meals for the week ahead. It used to be easier before I was a blogger because I made the same few things over and over. It’s not hard to plan meals when you aren’t getting creative, but now I’m always trying to think of fresh, new ideas so YOU don’t have to be in a dinner rut! Anyway, sometimes if inspiration hasn’t struck for a week of new recipes, I kind of wing it a couple days at a time. One day this week, I was standing in the meat department trying to invent a dinner, and boneless country pork ribs caught my eye. I knew I had all these other ingredients at home, so I excitedly grabbed the ribs with a plan. 
These brown sugar ribs melt in your mouth and taste delicious over rice. They would work in a sandwich too since the meat is so tender. The sauce is a little salty, a little sweet, and a lot good. This super easy slow cooker dinner should please the whole family!
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 240 minutes |
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- 1/3 c. soy sauce
- 1/4 c. brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. seasoned rice vinegar
- 1.5 lb. boneless country pork ribs
- 1 sweet onion cut into quarters and sliced thin
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- Whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar in your slow cooker. Add onions and ribs, and gently stir to coat all sides of meat with sauce.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or low 6-8 hours. Flip meat halfway through cooking if possible.
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Annie says
I don’t have any seasoned rice vinegar, but I do have light and mild rice vinegar. Do you think tat it would work as well as the seasoned kind?
THass says
I made this recipe last night in the crockpot and cooked them on low for 8hrs. They were so salty we had to throw them away! Way to much soy sauce. $35 for 2lbs of ribs from the butcher and they ended up in the garbage. Terrible recipe!
Debbie K says
Your 5 ingredient brown sugar pork ribs is just what the doctor ordered. Easy, easy, easy. Can’t make a mistake wth this one. Yeah!
Andi Gleeson says
Hi, Debbie! The easier the better as far as I’m concerned :) I hope you like the ribs!
Leah_Diane says
Hi Andi.. These sound great but if no slow cooker’s available. . Can you make in the oven instead? At what temp & how long? Should cover with foil too? Thanks for help if you get this!
Andi Gleeson says
Hi, Leah! I’m so sorry for not answering sooner. I needed to look up how to convert a slow cooker recipe to the oven. I found this handy post that says to cook them in the oven at 350 for 2-3 hours. I hope that helps!
Esme says
Ha! I have a burned, sticky mess from using those times and temp. I even covered them. Thank goodness I decided to check on them before the 2 1/2 hours were up.
Brooke says
Just made these today and all I have to say is omg delicious! Living on my own and being away at work all day, it’s hard to find something that is a hearty meal as well as easy and can be ready to eat when I get home! This recipe calls for very little but gives a lot in taste! Thank you Andi I will definitely be looking for more of your recipes on here!
Andi says
I’m so happy to hear that you liked it, Brooke! I hope to hear from you again soon :)
Jennifer Johnson says
Maybe this is a stupid question, but what is “seasoned” rice vinegar?
Andi says
Hi, Jennifer. That’s not a stupid question! Seasoned rice vinegar is usually found in the Asian section of the grocery store but sometimes with the other vinegars too. It has salt and sugar added. Here’s an example so you know what to look for: http://www.finecooking.com/articles/what-is-seasoned-rice-vinegar.aspx
Liz says
Nice recipe. Thanks Andi.
Andi says
Thank you, Liz! Have a good weekend!
Sandi says
Wow Andi these look great. I am going to sub Tamari for the soy sauce (it is a gluten free soy sauce) and give this recipe a try. Which of your cocktail recipes do you think I should try with it?
Sandi
Andi says
Thank you, Sandi! I’ll have to try tamari. I’ve seen it in the store but never used it. I would serve these with Raspberry Bourbon Lemonade! Thanks for asking, and have a great weekend!
Kelly says
These ribs look awesome Andi! Love slow cooker meals like this that are tasty and easy :)
Andi says
Thank you, Kelly! I love easy ones like this too, and pork is great in the slow cooker because it stays moist. Thanks so much for stopping by :)
rachelle says
Thank you. Just went on my meal plan for the week.
Andi says
You’re welcome, Rachelle! I hope you like it as much as we did. It makes great leftovers too!
Laura O says
Simple but super delicious! I’m sure I could make this without the soy sauce and substitute salt. Then not only will it be delicious but free of the top 8 food allergens too! Yum!
Andi says
Hi, Laura! I didn’t think of soy sauce being bad for soy allergies, even though that seems pretty obvious now that you mention it! I’m sure you could come up with a tasty allergen-free version if anyone could! Thanks for your visit and comment :)
ELF says
Looks like something that I would enjoy. Thanks for sharing, I love recipes that don’t have too many steps!
Andi says
No problem. You know I love easy recipes, too!