Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Ribs

Name: Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Ribs
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 , onion, chopped rough; 1 , red bell pepper, seeded and chopped rough; 1 piece, fresh ginger (6 inches), peeled and chopped rough; 6 , garlic cloves, peeled; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 6 ounces, pineapple juice, canned, frozen concentrate; 12 ounces, apricot jelly (1 jar); 1/4 cup, packed dark brown sugar; 1/4 cup, soy sauce plus 2 tablespoons; 1/4 cup, rice vinegar plus 1 tablespoon; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 3 pounds, baby back ribs (2 racks, about 1 1/2 pounds each), halved (see note); 1 tablespoon, cornstarch

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2008

Main Courses

Pork

Slow Cooker

The best sweet and sour ribs brown in the oven while their sauce reduces to a potent, sticky glaze. We wanted to make this dish in a slow cooker, where browning and evaporation are minimal.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME4 to 5 hours on low

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Sautéing the onion, red pepper, garlic, and ginger in our Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Ribs cooked off excess moisture and intensified their flavor. To deeply season the meat, we turned to soy sauce and red pepper flakes, while rice vinegar p...

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