I bought some ribs. I want to eat these ribs. I've done more research than usual for these since they were a slightly more expensive investment than I'm used to, so I've decided to take advantage of that and put all the best parts of these recipes together into one.
Penguinofhonor's Composite Ribs RecipeEquipment: oven, slow cooker
Ingredients (ribs and rub): 3-4 pounds ribs (spare, St. Louis style cut), 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp pepper, 0.5 cups brown sugar
Ingredients (sauce): 4 cloves garlic (chopped), 1.5 cups chili sauce, 0.25 cups balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 0.25 tsp liquid smoke, hot sauce to taste
Ingredients (onion): 1 large onion (sliced into rings)
Cut ribs properly. Make sure they fit in your slow cooker, cutting them in half if necessary. Then take them out and cover them with the rub ingredients. Cook at 400F for 15 minutes to brown, then turn them over and put them back in for another 10 minutes. Remove them and turn off the oven. We won't be needing it where we're going.
Mix all the sauce ingredients together. Drop the onion slices on the bottom of the slow cooker, then drop the ribs in, then pour the sauce over the top. Turn the ribs over after a second to coat them. Cover, then cook on low for 6-8 hours, turning the ribs over occasionally.