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5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs

Got 5 minutes? Then you are ready to make these melt in your mouth Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs!

5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs #crockpot #pork

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. 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs #crockpot #pork   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!

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5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs
These salty, sweet, fork tender ribs will please your whole family!
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs #crockpot #pork
Votes: 41
Rating: 4.12
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Course Main
Cuisine Slow Cooker
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 240 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 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
Course Main
Cuisine Slow Cooker
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 240 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 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
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ribs #crockpot #pork
Votes: 41
Rating: 4.12
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Rate this recipe!
Instructions
  1. 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.
  2. Cook on high for 4 hours or low 6-8 hours. Flip meat halfway through cooking if possible.

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23 Comments

Comments

  1. Annie says

    March 1, 2018 at 7:59 am

    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?

    Reply
  2. THass says

    January 4, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    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!

    Reply
  3. Debbie K says

    January 29, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      February 5, 2017 at 9:12 am

      Hi, Debbie! The easier the better as far as I’m concerned :) I hope you like the ribs!

      Reply
  4. Leah_Diane says

    September 15, 2015 at 1:01 pm

    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!

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    • Andi Gleeson says

      September 19, 2015 at 7:14 pm

      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!

      Reply
      • Esme says

        May 16, 2018 at 5:08 pm

        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.

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  5. Brooke says

    March 28, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    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!

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    • Andi says

      March 31, 2015 at 7:48 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that you liked it, Brooke! I hope to hear from you again soon :)

      Reply
  6. Jennifer Johnson says

    September 16, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    Maybe this is a stupid question, but what is “seasoned” rice vinegar?

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    • Andi says

      September 16, 2014 at 9:46 pm

      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

      Reply
  7. Liz says

    May 30, 2014 at 11:22 am

    Nice recipe. Thanks Andi.

    Reply
    • Andi says

      May 30, 2014 at 8:52 pm

      Thank you, Liz! Have a good weekend!

      Reply
  8. Sandi says

    May 22, 2014 at 11:07 am

    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

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    • Andi says

      May 22, 2014 at 10:32 pm

      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!

      Reply
  9. Kelly says

    February 23, 2014 at 2:17 am

    These ribs look awesome Andi! Love slow cooker meals like this that are tasty and easy :)

    Reply
    • Andi says

      February 24, 2014 at 10:18 am

      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 :)

      Reply
  10. rachelle says

    February 22, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    Thank you. Just went on my meal plan for the week.

    Reply
    • Andi says

      February 22, 2014 at 8:11 pm

      You’re welcome, Rachelle! I hope you like it as much as we did. It makes great leftovers too!

      Reply
  11. Laura O says

    February 22, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Andi says

      February 22, 2014 at 4:00 pm

      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 :)

      Reply
  12. ELF says

    February 22, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Looks like something that I would enjoy. Thanks for sharing, I love recipes that don’t have too many steps!

    Reply
    • Andi says

      February 22, 2014 at 3:59 pm

      No problem. You know I love easy recipes, too!

      Reply

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