Hawaiian Pork Ribs

Country style ribs are called ribs but in fact they more shoulder meat as they contain no ribs bones. While true ribs may be delicious they are such a hassle to eat with very little meat for the work that goes into them. Country style ribs on the other hand are almost all meat. These are amazing slow cooked. And between my kids school schedules, athletics, keeping p with a 1 year old, and my own academic schedule slow cooker meals are VERY frequent in my household! 

My husband is always nervous about sugary/ fruity meat dishes. Pork, however; is the exception! Pork and fruit go hand in hand no matter if it is a picnic ham, pork chops, or country style ribs.

 

          

For those less familiar with more Asian cooking, hoisen sauce is a kind of Asian BBQ sauce. It's a little sweet with the sugar and a little tangy with some vinegar in it as well as soy sauce, red chilies, and garlic. You will find this in the Asian or international food isle of your grocery store. 

This recipe fed my family of 5, including an active teenage boy, with enough leftovers for lunches the next day. 

Ingredients

• 4 lbs Boneless Country Style Pork Ribs
• 2 Tbsp Minced Garlic or 2 Cloves Finely Chopped 
• 1 Medium Onion, Sliced
• 2 Cans Crushed Pineapple in 100% Juice, Un-Drained
• 1.5 Cups Ketchup
• 6 Tbsp Packed Brown Sugar 
• 6 Tbsp Hoisen Ssauce
• 1 Tsp Fresh Grated Ginger Root
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UTENSILS YOU NEED:

• 6 Qt Slow Cooker
• Mixing Bowl
• Whisk
• Table Spoons
• Colander

Directions 

1. Spray your slow cooker with a little non-stick cooking spray. 
2. Place ribs, garlic and onion in slow cooker.         
3. Top ribs with half of pineapple and 1/4-1/2 of canned juice. 
4. Refrigerate remaining pineapple and juice.
5. Cover and cook on Low for 8-10 hours. The longer this cooks the more tender it becomes. 
6. Once timer goes off, drain and discard liquid from slow cooker. 
7. Discard onions.
8. Do a quick rinse of your slow cooker to remove the excess fat from the bottom. Crock pot does NOT need to be cleaned spotless. The goal here is to just remove some of the nasty fat front he cooked meat.
9. Return meat to slow cooker.                                
10. In a small bowl mix remaining ingredients: ketchup, brown sugar, hoisen sauce, ginger, pineapple, and pineapple juice.                                                               
11. Spoon sauce mixture evenly over ribs.               
    
    
    
    
12. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes when ribs are now thoroughly glazed. 
13. Serve over white rice and Enjoy!                        
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