{"id":7888,"date":"2026-09-26T19:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7888"},"modified":"2026-09-26T19:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:10:26","slug":"slow-cooker-bbq-country-style-ribs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/slow-cooker-bbq-country-style-ribs\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker BBQ Country-Style Ribs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Slow Cooker BBQ Country-Style Ribs<\/h1>\n<p>Tender, juicy, and coated in a rich, sticky BBQ sauce, these slow-cooked country-style ribs are an easy budget-friendly dinner that practically melts in your mouth.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3\u20134 lbs country-style pork ribs<\/li>\n<li>1 large yellow onion, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups barbecue sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cola or root beer<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the ribs:<\/strong> Pat the pork ribs dry and season them all over with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and smoked paprika.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Layer the slow cooker:<\/strong> Place the sliced onions across the bottom of the slow cooker. Arrange the seasoned ribs on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the sauce:<\/strong> Pour the cola or root beer around the ribs. Spoon about 1 cup of barbecue sauce over the meat, reserving the remaining sauce for later.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slow cook:<\/strong> Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 7\u20138 hours<\/strong> or <strong>HIGH for 4\u20135 hours<\/strong>, until the pork is very tender and reaches a safe internal temperature.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glaze:<\/strong> Carefully transfer the ribs to a baking sheet. Brush generously with the remaining barbecue sauce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caramelize:<\/strong> For that glossy, sticky finish shown in the photo, broil the ribs for <strong>2\u20134 minutes<\/strong>, watching closely so the sauce doesn&#8217;t burn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong> Let the ribs rest for a few minutes, then serve with the tender caramelized onions and your favorite sides.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Perfect with:<\/strong> mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, coleslaw, cornbread, or roasted vegetables.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slow Cooker BBQ Country-Style Ribs Tender, juicy, and coated in a rich, sticky BBQ sauce, these slow-cooked country-style ribs are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7890,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7888\/revisions\/7890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}