Smoky Apple Butter County Ribs Recipes

SLOW-COOKER SMOKY APPLE BUTTER RIBS

Steps:

• Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, place ribs. Cover with onion slices. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour over ribs and onion.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove ribs from cooker; place on serving platter. Cover to keep warm.
• Pour juices from cooker through strainer into 1-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes or until sauce has slightly thickened. Serve sauce with ribs.

SWEET AND STICKY APPLESAUCE BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium.
• Combine the brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, red pepper, mustard and salt in small bowl. Mix until well blended. Put each rib rack onto a large piece of heavy duty foil. Rub the seasoning mixture evenly onto both rib racks. Fold up the sides of the foil, and pour 1/4 cup of apple juice into each rib foil packet. Close the foil package, leaving room at the top for heat circulation. Grill the packets for 1 hour on medium heat.
• Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup apple juice, the barbeque sauce, applesauce, cider vinegar, cinnamon and ginger in small bowl until well blended.
• Remove the ribs from the foil packet. Return them to the grill and brush them with the barbecue sauce mixture until well coated and caramelized.
• Remove the racks from the grill to a cutting board and cut into 2-rib sections. Arrange the ribs on a serving platter and serve. Enjoy!

APPLE BUTTER BBQ RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut spareribs into 6 portions. Coat with garlic, then sprinkle with onion powder, cayenne, salt, and black pepper. Drizzle lemon juice over top. Wrap each portion in a double thickness of foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from the oven. Unwrap ribs and drain drippings; transfer ribs to a baking dish. Liberally apply apple butter and approximately 10 ounces barbecue sauce. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and brush the grate with oil.
• Place ribs on grill, and cook, basting with the remaining 4 ounces barbecue sauce, until meat pulls away easily from the bone, 20 to 25 minutes.

SLOW COOKER BARBECUE RIBS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400*F.
• 2. Season ribs with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow baking pan. Brown in oven 15 minutes. Turn over, and brown another 15 minutes; drain fat.
• 3. In a medium bowl, mix together the ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs, and turn to coat.
• 4. Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours, or until ribs are tender.
• My Note: The genius of this recipe is the first step - roasting ribs in the oven. This removes fat and liquid that would otherwise cause soupy results in the crockpot. Use any sauce (I like 1 Cup ketchup, 1 Cup Stubb's barbecue sauce, 2 Tablespoons. brown sugar, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire, and Tabasco hot sauce to taste.) The original sauce recipe (which I've tried) isn't sharp or hot enough for our tastes. We use boneless beef chuck country ribs, 2 lbs. or more. Stir once during cooking time so ribs don't stick to sides and burn. To thicken sauce a bit, put the crockpot on High, with the lid ajar, during the last half hour.
• I didn't care for all the ingredients needed for the results. It tasted similar to what I tend to do for slow cooker ribs. I simplyt seasoned the ribs with garlic salt, onion powder, and black pepper; place in the crock pot and cover the ribs with a half a bottle of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce. I let the ribs cook on low for about 8-10 hours. Then I place them in the oven on a baking sheet for a half hour so that the sauce caramelizes onto the meat. It works every time!
• The sauce tastes alot like ketchup. It is not horrible but it is below average to me. I substituted the 2 cup equivalent of my favorite BBQ sauce for the ketchup and they were delicious. I would also recommend rotating the ribs halfway through the cooking process if possible so that all the ribs are equally tender. This just became my favorite slow cooker recipe.
• These were the most incredible ribs I have ever tasted, in or out of a restaraunt! I followed other reviewers' advice and substituted bbq sauce for the ketchup, (2 cups) and ketchup for the chili sauce. (1 cup) I cut back on the vinegar to 2 1/2 tablespoons just because I thought 4 tablespoons was a lot. I also left out the hot sauce, simply because I didn't have any on hand. I used boneless Country Style Ribs. I couldn't get them out of the crock pot in one piece, they were soo tender!
• In My son Note's: He said for the crock pot suggestion. Best prep is simmering ribs in water bath (with minced garlic, seasoned salt & Emeril's southwestern spice), for 20 minutes; then prepare BBQ sauce of choice (approx 2 cups), add to drained ribs and cook in crock pot for 5-6 hours on low. Remove from crock pot and brown ribs on grill or under broiler.

APPLE BUTTER COUNTRY RIBS

Steps:

• Place ribs in a large Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 45 minutes or until tender. Drain well; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Combine apple butter and remaining ingredients in a saucepan; stir well. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. (After the sauce has been simmering for about 10 minutes, get your fire ready on the grill!).
• Coat the ribs generously with apple butter sauce. Grill the ribs over low coals (275 to 300 degrees -- make sure the fire isn't too hot or the sauce will burn!) for 45 minutes, turning about every 10 minutes. Baste frequently with the remaining apple butter sauce.

SMOKY APPLE BUTTER RIBS

Steps:

• SPRINKLE RIBS WITH SALT AND PEPPER.
• PLACE IN SLOW COOKER.
• COVER WITH ONION SLICES.
• MIX REMAINING INGREDIENTS; POUR OVER RIBS AND ONION.
• COVER AND COOK ON LOW HEAT SETTING 8-10 HOURS.
• REMOVE RIBS TO WARM PLATTER; KEEP WARM.
• STRAIN JUICES.
• POUR JUICES FROM SLOW COOKER INTO 1 QUART SAUCEPAN.
• HEAT TO BOILING OVER MEDIUM HIGH HEAT; REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM.
• COOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL SAUCE HAS SLIGHTLY THICKENED.
• SERVE SAUCE WITH RIBS.

APPLE BUTTER RIBS (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Rub salt and pepper on ribs.
• Place in crock pot.
• Cover with onions.
• Mix remaining ingredients and pour over onions.
• Cover and cook on low for 9 hours.

MAPLE APPLE RIBS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 F degrees.
• Place ribs, meaty side down, on large shallow pan and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine syrup, jelly, soy sauce, chives, and dry mustard in a small saucepan and cook over low heat about 10 minutes until hot, stirring occasionally.
• Remove sauce from heat.
• Reduce oven temp to 350 F degrees and remove ribs from oven.
• Drain liquid from ribs, turn them meaty side up, and brush syrup mixture onto them.
• Continue baking uncovered for about 30 minutes.
• Brush the ribs with more syrup mixture, and bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes until ribs are tender and glaze is set.

SMOKY APPLE BUTTER COUNTY RIBS

Steps:

• Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper.
• In 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker, place ribs. Cover with onion slices.
• In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients, pour over ribs and onions.
• Cover, cook on LOW heat for 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove ribs from cooker, place on serving platter. Cover to keep warm.
• Pour juices from cooker through strainer into 1 quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high hfeat; reduce heat to medium.
• Cook about 5 minutes or until sauce has slightly thickened.
• Serve sauce with ribs.