Crock Pot Baby Back RIbs

 1 slab baby back pork ribs (3 1/2 to 4 lb)

Rib Rub (recipe below)

1/2 cup pineapple juice

2 tsp rice vinegar

1 tsp minced garlic

Fancy Barbecue Sauce (recipe below)

1.  Rinse slab, and pat dry with paper towels.  remove thin membrane from back of ribs by slicing into it with a knife and then pulling it off (This will make ribs more tender)

Reserve 1/2 Tbsp Rib Rub; sprinkle both sides of the rib with remaining rub.  Wrap ribs in plastic wrap; chill 8 to12 hours.

2.  Stir together pineapple juice, next 2 ingredients, and reserved 1/2 Tbsp Rib Rub in a 6 quart crock pot..  Cut slab in half and stack halves in crock pot.   Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour.  Reduce heat to LOW and cook 4  to 5 hours or until ribs are tender.

3.  Preheat broiler with oven rack 10 inches from heat.  Remove ribs from crock pot and place in a single layer in a heavy duty aluminum foil lined jelly-roll pan.  Brush both sides of ribs with Fancy Barbecue Sauce, Broil ribs 2 to 3 minutes on each side  or until caramelized.  Serve with remaining Barbecue Sauce.

Notes:  Ribs may be cooked on LOW for 5 to 7  hours or until tender.

Rib Rub:

2 Tbsp dark brown sugar

1 1/2 Tbsp smoked paprika

1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp onion salt

1/2 tsp dry mustard

1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1/8 tsp ground red pepper

1/4 tsp ground ginger

Stir together all ingredients.

Yield: Makes about 1/4 cup

Fancy Barbecue Sauce:

1 cup tomato-based bottled barbecue sauce ( like KC Masterpiece Original Barbecue Sauce)

1/4 cup honey

1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar

1/4 tsp dry mustard

1/8 tsp dried crushed red pepper

Stir together all ingredients in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often; boil 1 minutes. Remove from heat.  Cover to keep warm.

Yield: makes about 1 1/4 cups