No Grill BBQ Ribs, A Crockpot Alternative with all of the BBQ Flavor

It's Sunday Dinner time with Magical Slow Cooker and I know, we are all itching for the BBQ Grill! But, When it's buried under a foot of snow or when we work all week, we sometimes just can't get there. Whether it's the weather, or it's errands and household chores. The added task of cleaning and prepping the BBQ Grill is too time consuming.
What if I gave you a way to get that deep smokey flavor, in a melt in your mouth, BBQ Rib, with little or no trouble at all?
Your wish is my command!
These ribs can be done in the Crock Pot!!! When I tell you they are melt in your mouth, they literally fall off the bone and just melt away in your mouth! These are a must try!!!

Orange Chipotle BBQ Ribs

2 lbs Country Pork Ribs

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 Cup Orange Juice

1 Orange Seeded & Chopped (skin on)

2 Chipotle Peppers finely diced

2 Tbsp Adobo Sauce (from above peppers)

1 cup Ketchup

2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

2 Tbsp Smoke Sauce

2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

½ - 1 Bottle Beer

Salt & Pepper

2 tbsp Olive Oil

In a Crock Pot

Combine all of the above ingredients.

Stir well until sugar is dissolved.

Add Ribs.

Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper.

Cook in Crock Pot on Low for 8 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.

Meat will be Fall off the bone tender.

If Baking:

Pre-heat Oven to 375° f

In a 13x9x2 Pan Combine all “Sauce” ingredients (use only ½ of the Beer)

Stir until Sugar is dissolved.

Add Ribs to top of Sauce.

Cover with Foil.

Bake in oven for 40 Minutes, covered.

Uncover, Turn Ribs in sauce and Bake for 20-30 additional minutes

Until Ribs are Coated thickly with sauce and falling off the bone.

Best Served Hot with Your Choice of Side. I use Rice, but sometimes I do a Nice Potato Salad or Slaw.

*These ribs can also be done on the grill. 

Marinate in Sauce mixture overnight in the fridge then grill on medium until cooked through.

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No Grill BBQ with all the BBQ Flavor! Orange Chipotle BBQ Ribs

I know we are all itching for the BBQ Grill! But when we work all week, we sometimes don't have time to get out to the grill on a weeknight. What if I gave you a way to get that deep smokey flavor in a melt in your mouth Rib on a weeknight with little or no trouble at all??? Guess what? I DID !!!! These ribs can be done in the Crock Pot!!! When i tell you they are melt in your mouth, they literally fall off the bone and just melt away in your mouth! These are a must try!!!

Orange Chipotle BBQ Ribs

2 lbs Country Pork Ribs

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 Cup Orange Juice

1 Orange Seeded & Chopped (skin on)

2 Chipotle Peppers finely diced

2 Tbsp Adobo Sauce (from above peppers)

1 cup Ketchup

2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

2 Tbsp Smoke Sauce

2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

½ - 1 Bottle Beer

Salt & Pepper

2 tbsp Olive Oil

In a Crock Pot

Combine all of the above ingredients.

Stir well until sugar is dissolved.

Add Ribs.

Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper.

Cook in Crock Pot on Low for 8 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.

Meat will be Fall off the bone tender.

If Baking:

Pre-heat Oven to 375° f

In a 13x9x2 Pan Combine all “Sauce” ingredients (use only ½ of the Beer)

Stir until Sugar is dissolved.

Add Ribs to top of Sauce.

Cover with Foil.

Bake in oven for 40 Minutes, covered.

Uncover, Turn Ribs in sauce and Bake for 20-30 additional minutes

Until Ribs are Coated thickly with sauce and falling off the bone.

Best Served Hot with Your Choice of Side. I use Rice, but sometimes I do a Nice Potato Salad or Slaw.

*These ribs can also be done on the grill. 
Marinate in Sauce mixture overnight in the fridge then grill on medium until cooked through

The Ordinary yet Not so Ordinary Dinner...

I had taken out a Boneless Chicken Breast to make "Him" something for dinner. I had no idea what I was going to do, but I would marinate it anyway...I added the Chicken Breast to a Tupperware container with some Italian dressing, Crushed Garlic and some Frozen Adobo sauce from my chipotle peppers. It marinated for a few hours.

When I was ready to cook, I took out the chicken and when I opened the container a beautiful aroma wafted from the chicken. The Adobo had added a spicy / smoky component to an ordinary chicken breast that I hadn't really thought about.

I sliced some onion and added it to a cast iron pan (about half a medium onion) with some olive oil. Once the onion was tender I added the chicken breast. Let the chicken breast get some color. Once it was nicely browned on both sides, I added 1/2 cup wine and the rest of the marinade. Brought the "sauce" to a simmer and tasted it. It was spicy & smokey, but kind of one dimensional. I then added 2 tbsp Brown sugar. That Did It!!! I hit the jackpot! The addition of the Brown Sugar gave it a sweet first note, then the chipotle (in the adobo) comes right back to bite your tongue. It was slight enough that you get an even amount of sweet to spicy in every bite. Absolutely Perfection.

Don't ask me how...It just is...

As this is my 100th post, I thought it interesting that I share with you exactly how my recipes come about. I don't spend everyday scowling through Cookbooks and Internet sites...I merely walk through my kitchen, my grocery and through my life experiencing everything around me...This inspires me. I know I say it all the time, but Cooking isn't Hard. Getting the motivation to cook is hard! I hope that my 100, 1000, 10,000 posts will inspire you to cook. Simply Cook. I'm not asking for 5 Star Dinners every night. Just cook, at your own kitchen stove, in your very own home. It is that which brings me here Everyday!

Thank you so much for reading!

~Laurie

Orange Chipotle Ribs, Slow Cooker Delight

Good Morning! Today I am sharing a recipe before I have the photo. Not normal for me..I usually take great care to wait until the dish is done and take the painstaking process to get a great shot to complete the post. Today I decided to post the recipe so you can cook along with me! The Recipe is so good and the sauce smells outstanding so I know it will be a Winner!! So here ya go!

Orange Chipotle Ribs

Ingredients:

3 pounds Ribs
(can use Pork, Beef, or even Boneless Pork Cubes, That's what I used)
1/2 cup Ketchup
1/4 cup Orange Marmalade
4 oz Orange Juice
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tblsp Soy Sauce
3 tbsp Brown Sugar
4 Garlic Cloves minced (Try to use fresh here. It really makes a difference)
2 tsp Chipotle in Adobo (I used 1 pepper minced and 2 tsp sauce)
1/2 tsp Cumin
1/4 tsp Ginger (opt. Also try to use fresh)

**Note on some things: I used Boneless Pork Cubes.(they were partially frozen) I used Chipotle in Adobo (but you can use Chipotle Chili Powder). I used Bluebird Orange Juice (ya know those little cans? I keep em in the house just for this reason ;).This recipe is versatile..Work with what you have in the house.

Instructions:
Using a 6 Quart Crock Pot  Place Met in bottom of Crock Pot, no need to sear meat. I actually put the meat in the crock pot a lil frozen...
In a bowl combine all sauce ingredients.
Pour sauce over meat and cover.
Cook in crock pot on low for 8 hours or high for 4-5.

Meat will come out tender and Sauce divine!!
Serve with Rice and fresh veg.

**If you are using a bone in rib, the meat should be fall off the bone tender. If you like the meat to stay on the bone cook a little less. Reduce cooking time by an hour or so.

Enjoy!!