Finger-licking-good ribs are flavored with a sauce that's sweet, spicy and tangy all at the same time.
Slow-Cooker Cranberry Ribs
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 3 hr 30 min
- Servings 14
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
- 3 to 3 1/2 lb pork loin back ribs (about 2 racks)
- 1 can (16 oz) whole berry cranberry sauce
- 1 jar (12 oz) beef gravy
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Instructions
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Step1Set oven control to broil; heat 15 minutes. Line broiler pan with foil.
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Step2In small bowl, mix cumin, chili powder and 2 teaspoons brown sugar. Rub evenly over racks of ribs. Place ribs on rack in broiler pan. Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat 10 to 15 minutes, turning once, until browned. Cool slightly. Cut into individual ribs.
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Step3Place ribs in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Reserve half of the cranberry sauce. In medium bowl, mix remaining cranberry sauce and remaining ingredients; pour over ribs.
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Step4Cover; cook on High heat setting 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours or until ribs are tender.
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Step5Stir in reserved cranberry sauce; stir from bottom of cooker to coat ribs with sauce. Set cooker to Low heat setting to serve. Ribs will hold on Low heat setting up to 2 hours.
Nutrition
260
Calories
15g
Total Fat
15g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving (1 Rib)
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 28%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 360mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 200mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 15g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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