Pork Ribs and Barbecue Sauce

By flour_arrangements

A juicy cut of pork ribs smothered in sweet and savory homemade barbecue sauce.

Ingredients

• For the ribs seasoning:
• This yields 2-4 servings depending on how hungry you are. The sauce makes enough for 4 center cut pork loin ribs weighing a total of about 2 pounds.
• Salt
• Black Pepper
• White Pepper
• Steak Seasoning
• For the BBQ sauce:
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 cup honey
• 2 TBSP molasses
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 2 TBSP dehydrated bell pepper blend
• 1 tsp beef bouillon
• pinch a pinch of pepper
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/4-1/3 tsp liquid smoke

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Cook ribs in crock pot with 1/4 cup water. Season with spices like black pepper, white pepper, onion powder, and steak seasoning. Cook on high for 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350

Sautee chopped onion and crushed garlic in olive oil over a medium flame.

Add ketchup, lower flame to med/low. Add apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, honey, and molasses. Simmer and stir for a few minutes.

Add bell peppers, beef bouillon, pinch of pepper, paprika, cumin, and chili powder. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Stir in applesauce and, lastly, add liquid smoke.

Cover ribs with sauce, covering each one evenly with your hands. Bake ribs in an oven-safe baking dish covered in foil for about 45 minutes on 350.