Lazy Man's Ribs Recipe

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Says Allan Stackhouse, Jr. in Jennings, Louisiana: "I’ll have to admit these ribs are finger-lickin’ good and fall-off-the-bone tender! I’ve made them for a lot of my buddies—including my preacher—and some have even suggested that I try bottling my sauce and selling it to the public!"

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Lazy Man's Ribs Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Cook: 5 hours
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 pounds pork baby back ribs, cut into eight pieces
  • 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon KC Masterpiece®
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  • 1 teaspoon stone-ground mustard
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Liquid Smoke, optional
  • Dash salt
  • 5 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon cold water

Directions

  • Rub ribs with Cajun seasoning. Layer ribs and onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, orange juice, vinegar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, mustard, paprika, garlic powder, Liquid Smoke if desired and salt. Pour over ribs. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender.
  • Remove ribs and keep warm. Strain cooking juices and skim fat; transfer to a small saucepan. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with ribs. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 753 calories, 39 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 153 mg cholesterol, 1,335 mg sodium, 70 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 33 g protein.

Originally published as Lazy Man's Ribs in Simple & Delicious January/February 2007, p35

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Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2013 by JGa2595176

One of my go to meals for company. Fabulous and tasty, and once it's in the crockpot it's a breeze! THANKS for posting!

Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2013 by TeresaWitt

So easy and tasty!

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by parksville

We were disappointed in this recipe. Found them too vinegary.

Reviewed on Jun. 04, 2012 by paniece

Just wanted to make a comment. My BBQ recipe is almost identical to my recipe. Differences are, I don't use the cajun seasoning as we don't care for the taste of it., I dice my onion very fine, In place of molasses, I use 2/3 cup brown sugar. And I don't use the 1 tsp. BBQ sauce, because this recipe IS the BBQ sauce

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2012 by wmccallum

Didn't like flavor

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2012 by brlgirl

Made this with some of the ribs my husband brings home after his hunting trips. They were so very tender (fall off the bone tender) and the sauce is wonderful.

Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2012 by Springscook

Delicious!

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2012 by jmkasprak

The sauce was good, not great, but I did like the orange juice in it. I thought there were too many ingredients, and I didn't like the onions at all. I prefer to bake my ribs at 325 for 2 hours, then drain the fat before basting with sauce. I think it's a texture issue for me with the slow cooker.

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2011 by dilbert098

Had a chef tell me to boil ribs and peel the membrane off the back of them before cooking them.. wish I hadn't with this recipe, the meat fell off the bones while I was taking it out of the slow cooker. The sauce is delicious. I won't need another rib recipe EVER! Truly the best, thank you for sharing!

Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2011 by Katielabonte

I only have two words to say: SOOO Good!

Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2011 by HollyLlama1980

Super yummy! I didn't have molasses so I subbed maple syrup. Very good. Ribs were literally falling off of the bone. Can't wait to make them again.

Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2011 by emilys1006

This sauce is amazing and making ribs in the slow cooker makes them falling off the bone tender!

Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2011 by chicca1372001

Absolutely easy to make and loved it! Will make it again in the future and am planning on making the BBQ sauce separately for other meals. Next time I will allow another hour to cook, as I used Pork Shoulder and it was not quite fall off the bone tender, but still delicious.

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2011 by Barbeezz

Very, very good, EXCELLENT, my guests asked for recipe. You know when they ask for the recipe, it's good! I used Toni Chachere's Creole season because that's what I had on hand to use and because I'm also lazy, I mixed corn startch whith water and added to BBQ sauce mix and let it cook in the crock pot, the sauce thicken up beautifully! A keeper recipe, Thanks!

Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2010 by kelticwm

Delicious, fast, no worry in the crockpot meal. I supstuted Pork Shoulder and made pulled Pork Sandwaches. yum!

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2010 by plumcrazy__Alta

These do look very good and easy, thanks

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2010 by williamsegraves

PS. I didn't have molasses, so I used light corn syrup instead. It worked beautifully with everything else and was absolutely divine!

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2010 by williamsegraves

Wow! These were so tremendously delicious that I will be making them again and again and again!!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 09, 2010 by hotanse

these are the easiest ribs to make and the yummiest.

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2009 by Schots

Sounds like a good recipe, but

not for us way too much

sodium

Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2009 by mjmolinari

I was wondering if these are spicey?

MJM

Reviewed on May. 18, 2009 by chaser99

lindervip

how can you adapt this recipe if you don't own a slow-cooker or a crock pot?

You can cook them on low in the oven.  I always slow-cook my ribs @ 225-250 for 3 hrs before I grill them.  Would probably work for this as well.  I would lower the temp to 200 for the 5-6 hr time.

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2009 by Careaga

I just made this recipe and absolutely loved it. I did substitute guava juice for the orange juice because that is what I had available. The thickened sauce really added a great taste.

Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2009 by denisewellman

My husband refuses to eat anything cooked in a crockpot. UNTIL NOW!!! This is an EXCELLENT recipe. I didn't use the liquid smoke or make the sauce at the end. Didn't need to. It was delicious and my kids loved it too! Finally a recipe that came out good from my crockpot! Thank you!dwellman

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2009 by twinkle8o3

kqholmes

I use a 2-3 pound pork loin/pork roast and shredd the meat after cooking @6 hours for a fantastic pulled pork sandwich. But don't use the water & cornstarch.


 

 I did this and it turned out great!  Thanks!

Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2008 by kqholmes

I use a 2-3 pound pork loin/pork roast and shredd the meat after cooking @6 hours for a fantastic pulled pork sandwich. But don't use the water & cornstarch.

Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2008 by lindervip

how can you adapt this recipe if you don't own a slow-cooker or a crock pot?

 
 

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