Sweet & Sour Sticky Ribs

Oh these ribs!  I’ve heard it said that the word delicious is overused in food blogs, but what can I say?  These sweet and sour sticky ribs are just so delicious.  I’m not exaggerating either.  If you’re a meat eater, you’ll want to try these.

The sauce is simple.  It is just a mixture of orange marmalade, ketchup, soy sauce and rice vinegar.  It takes literally minutes to whip together.  Really the whole recipe is simple.  I made these in the slow cooker and finished them off under the broiler.  I haven’t quite gotten the hang of grilling.  If you prefer the grill then go for it!  They’d be just as tasty!

I didn’t marinade these, but if you want fall-off-the-bone tender ribs then you can marinade them in orange juice overnight.  The next day you can simply throw your spice rub together, rub it on the ribs and then put them in the slow cooker to work their magic.  This works out well in the summer when you don’t want to turn on the oven.  This would be a great recipe to enjoy year round too though.

Super easy.  Super tasty.  Super crowd-pleasing.  What more could you ask for?

Sweet & Sour Sticky Ribs

Amazing orange sweet and sour sauce slathered over meaty St. Louis style ribs and caramelized over high heat. Pure bliss!

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 4 mins

Total Time 19 mins

Course dinner

Cuisine American, Asian

Servings 4 people

Calories 859 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 3 lbs St. Louis style pork ribs
• 3 tsp. dried minced garlic
• 2 tsp. ground ginger
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. pepper
• 2/3 cup marmalade
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tbsp. rice vinegar

Instructions

 

• Mix garlic, ginger, salt and pepper in bowl and rub over ribs.
• For a 3.5 to 4.5 quarter slow cooker: Lightly spray inside of slow cooker with vegetable oil spray. Arrange ribs along bottom and sides of prepared slow cooker, meaty side facing down. Cover and cook until ribs are tender. 5 to 6 hours on low. For a 5 to 7 quart slow cooker: Lightly spray inside of slow cooker with vegetable oil spray. Arrange ribs along bottom and sides of prepared slow cooker, meaty side facing down. Cover and cook until ribs are tender. 3 to 4 hours on low.
• Adjust oven rack 10 inches from broiler element and heat broiler. Set wire rack in aluminum foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and spray with oil spray. Whisk preserves, ketchup, soy sauce, and vinegar together. Transfer ribs meaty side up to prepared rack. Brush ribs with sauce, then broil until browned and sticky, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 859kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 39gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 191mgSodium: 2114mgPotassium: 763mgFiber: 2gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 4mg

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