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❤️ Why you'll love it
- just 5 simple ingredients
- almost no prep time
- slow cooker easy
This slow cooker dr. pepper bbq ribs recipe says "welcome home" in every drippy, butter tender bite!
Unlike regular "bone in" ribs these country style pork ribs are all meat so you get plenty to eat and you're not left gnawing on a bone all night long.
There's not so much liquid in this that the top of the ribs are water-logged an mushy - nope. They cook to a sweet- spicy glaze right in your crock pot with no need to finish them in the oven or broiler.
🧾 Ingredients
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- boneless country style pork ribs
- Dr Pepper
- New Mexico chile powder (Use your favorite chili powder and start with 1 ½ teaspoons depending on how spicy it is)
- bbq sauce (homemade or your favorite. I like Sweet Baby Rays Brown Sugar Hickory)
- salt and black pepper to taste
🔪 Instructions
Slow cooking these boneless ribs is my favorite cooking method! It brings out all the flavor.
- Lay the ribs in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Cover with the seasonings.
- Pour the sauce on top.
- Add half the can of Dr. Pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
- Brush tops of country style ribs with the sauce from crockpot before serving.
🥄 Equipment
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🥫 Storage
Assemble this dish up to a day ahead of time right in the crock and store in the refrigerator until time to start cooking.
Store any leftovers in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
Vacuum seal or place in a freezer container and freeze for up to 3 months.
You can also put everything but the Dr Pepper in a freezer bag, seal it up, and freeze it for up to 3 months. When you're ready to cook just thaw it out overnight in the refrigerator, dump it in the crockpot, add the Dr Pepper, and set the time and temperature!
💭 Tips
Expert Tip: For best results add layers of flavor. Rub the seasonings into the meat, then add the sauces. After the meat is done brush on some of the sauce from the slow cooker before serving.
- Use Coke, root beer, or ginger ale instead of Dr Pepper.
- Always spray the crock with nonstick spray for easy clean up.
- You can cook country style ribs for 4 to 6 hours on high if you are in a hurry but they are really better for 8 to 10 hours on low.
- These make great sandwiches for game day - just put one in a hoagie roll and add a topping of grilled onions and peppers and/or coleslaw.
- For even more Dr Pepper flavor use Dr Pepper BBQ sauce.
- I use New Mexico Chile powder that I got in Santa Fe. It's a specialty product. Chile powder can vary in heat and flavor so be cautious in how much you use.
👩🍳 FAQs
They really aren't ribs at all but boneless pork shoulder. The pork shoulder has a lot of connective tissue that breaks down during the long, slow cooking time and leaves the most tender, melt in your mouth meat ever created.
Nope - not as long as you cook them low and slow! These are not good for grilling! Slow cook or braise only fo the most tender ribs.
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🍽️ What to serve with ribs?
Here are some classic sides to serve with ribs. Click on the links to decide which you want to serve tonight!
or one of these other side dishes that go with country style ribs!
📞 The last word
Crock pot Dr Pepper ribs.... mmmm.... now that's the way to make the house smell delicious on game day or any other day of the week!
This is one of those meals everyone loves, it has the best flavor, and you can toss it together with very little effort - so that's a win all the way around! Perfect for tailgating and those game day parties!
It's one of those crock pot recipes that's perfect for those long summer days when you don't feel like cooking, driving, or even ordering delivery!
Trust me - these are the best ribs ever. Be sure to put additional barbecue sauce on the table along with plenty of paper towels - they're messy!
If you like sweet-saucy bbq try this root beer chicken, too.
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📖 Recipe
Crockpot Country Ribs
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Ingredients
- 4 pounds country style ribs
- 1 ½ cups bbq sauce
- 6 ounces Dr Pepper
- 1 tablespoon chile powder, You may need less!!! I used New Mexico Chile powder ... see tips
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Spray inside of crock with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the country style pork ribs.
- Rub in the salt, pepper, and chile powder.
- Pour on the bbq sauce and the Dr Pepper.
- Set on low and cook for 8 hours.
Notes
- Use Coke, root beer, or ginger ale instead of Dr Pepper.
- Always spray the crock with nonstick spray for easy clean up.
- You can cook this for 4 to 6 hours on high if you are in a hurry but they are really better for 8 to 10 hours on low.
- These make great sandwiches for game day - just put one in a hoagie roll and add a topping of grilled onions and peppers and/or coleslaw.
- For even more Dr Pepper flavor use Dr Pepper BBQ sauce.
- I use New Mexico Chile powder that I got in Santa Fe. It's a specialty product. Chile powder can vary in heat and flavor so be cautious in how much you use.
Fiona Baron
I really like it when you give alternate ways of preparing be at instant pot stove top or oven. Even air fryer! Is there an alternative for these country style ribs?
Marye
You could use chicken breast I imagine.