Cooking rib tips in a slow cooker gives you tender, fall-off-the-bone meat. Finish them off under the broiler, or throw them on the grill for a few minutes.
Ingredients
- brown sugar: 2 Tbsp
- chili powder: 1 Tbsp
- salt: 1 tsp
- ground black pepper: 1 tsp
- garlic powder: 1 tsp
- onion powder: 1 tsp
- pork rib tips: 1 pound
- BBQ sauce: 1 bottle (18 ounce bottle, divided)
- liquid smoke flavoring: 1 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Mix together brown sugar, chili powder, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a large bowl until combined. Add rib tips and mix until ribs are thoroughly coated. Let rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
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Place coated ribs in a slow cooker. Stir together 3/4 of the BBQ sauce with liquid smoke in a medium bowl until well combined. Pour evenly over ribs.
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Cook on Low until ribs are tender, 4 to 6 hours.
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Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking tray or broiler rack with aluminum foil.
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Remove ribs to the prepared tray and baste with remaining BBQ sauce.
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Cook ribs under the preheated broiler until sauce is hot and sticky, 3 to 5 minutes per side.