Snackalicious Super Dishes

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I had a completely different post written for today but I came on here and worked my little hiney off...oh be quiet I can dream of a little hiney can't I.....to prepare this post.  There is something going on and it's too fun for words.  Well to me anyway because I love to cook and I'm always looking at different recipes.

You see that incredibly adorable button up there?  Well that leads to Robin over at Pensieve and she is hosting the Snackalicious Super Dishes.  Now I'm not going to pretend I know as much as I should about this so you're going to have to go to 'You're Invited' link above to read all the details, but I saw that button and thought it was so cute I wanted to participate.  I believe the deadline was yesterday the 25th but I don't care.  I'm linkin and participating anyway because I've never followed the rules in my life and I'm not about to start now.  Plus Robin said I could still participate.

So I'm going to participate and show my Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Ribs because as I got looking at my 'Recipe' section I now see I post more pictures of the food I cook and hardly a recipe to go along with the picture (derrr!).

The recipe is from the Company's Coming Slow Cooker Recipes Cookbook by our own Edmontonian Jean Paré.

I have a lot of the Company's Coming Cookbooks and like my children, if you were to ask me which one was my favorite I would have no answer.  I love them all.  I use my slow cooker at least once a week in the winter, so this particular cookbook has many dog-eared pages in it.

SWEET AND SOUR RIBS

BROWN SUGAR SAUCE

2 cups (500 mL)  Brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup (60 mL)  All-purpose flour

1/3 (75 mL)  water

1/2 cup (125 mL)  white vinegar

2 Tbsp. (30 mL)  soy sauce

2 Tbsp. (30 mL)  Ketchup

1/4 tsp. (1 mL)  ground ginger

1/4 tsp. (1 mL)  garlic powder

3 lbs (1.4 kg)  Meaty pork spareribs, cut into 2 or 3 rib sections

Brown Sugar Sauce:

Mix brown sugar and flour in saucepan.  Add water.  Stir.  Add next 5 ingredients.  Heat and stir until boiling and thickened.

Layer ribs in a 5 quart (5 L) slow cooker, spooning sauce over each layer.  Cover.  Cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours or on High for 5 to 6 hours until ribs are very tender. 

Joy's Note:  After the ribs had been in the slow cooker for just over 5 hours, I took them out and put them in a shallow oven-proof dish and poured (after using a fat separator to get rid of some excess...fat) all the sauce over the ribs.  I then put them in a 350 degrees F oven for about half an hour and this really thickened up the sauce and gave the ribs a really nice color.

I serve the ribs with Basmati rice and we spoon the sauce over the rice for a really great flavour.

Comments

[beccy]

Wow, those ribs look divine, the shine off them makes me want to reach into the computer and gobble them up.

[Robin (the pensieve one)]

Y e a h, Baaaabbeeeee.

Now THESE would be the HIT of a Super Bowl party, or any ol' party.

And (clapclap), GLAD you decided to post it! This recipe needs to be seen at least once a year (on your blog)!! Umm hummm, it's that yummy!

AND IF ANY OF YOUR READERS had a previously posted recipe that would be in keeping with the carnival, they can re-post 'em and link all weekend (cookbook drawing will be on Monday--13 will be given away in all).

:)

[Linda]

Yummmmmmmy!

[chrisb]

I have just added this to my recipe file, the photo had me drooling!!

[Mahala]

I hate to admit this, but at the ripe old age of 42, I've never owned a slow cooker, crock pot or anything similar. After reading this recipe, I think I need to run out and buy one :)

[sheryl]

What time is supper?

[frannie]

oh, yumm!!! I think I just had a foodgasm!

[Mummymac]

I'm hoping to invest in a slow cooker soon - then I'll be back for this recipe :-)

[Junebug]

Oooh I got more excited over this recipe than any other I've seen so far. I love ribs and I am going to make some. I have made them in a dutch oven before but never in a crock pot. But I have a nice crock pot. Must do. :D The picture is great!

[aims]

Company's Coming - great cookbooks!

[Junebug]

Joy,
I started making the ribs today. I have them in the crock pot now. I cannot wait until they are done. The sauce was so tasty. Yum!

[Dawn]

I have a couple Company's Coming cookbooks. I pretty much do the same for sweet and sour, but use cornstarch. I think I might try it with flour so it is more gravy like and less clear, maybe a little of each. You could use any meat (I say this because I don't eat pork), and I am thinking tomorrow would be a good day to throw some beef in the crockpot for this. I would so be browning it too for that extra nice flavour. Great recipe.

[Carrie]

Those look amazing, I am drooling over here! I hope you have a fun super bowl Sunday!

[theotherbear]

Wow, they just look fantastic.

[Karen @ Simply A Musing Blog]

wow...those look absolutely delish! I'll have to try them - thanks for being a rebel and participating! :)

[Robinella]

Great! Now I'm am totally salivating for PIG. BN doesn't like it so I never cook it. But when I finally get a day all by myself, I sneak down to the BBQ place and get a pulled-pork sandwich. I think I due for a day out alone.

[kitten (Katie)]

My mouth is watering! I have my spice tea recipe up if you want it.

[Lisa's Chaos]

Those do look yummy! Hey, I found my lens cap, did you find yours?

[Emily]

Thanks for the recipe. Looks delicious.....we'll have to try it!

[Debbie in a Patch]

Oh I am so hungry just looking at the pic. Robocop will be drooling he loves ribs. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Sirdar]

I love ribs!! Mmmmmm....Sweet and Sour Ribs.....Mmmmmmm

[Emma]

That looks delicious. My posted recipe comes from Company's Cooking as well. I just bought a new slow cooker today, and was looking for my slow cooker cook book. Foolish me, I had bought the fondue one instead. I don't think I've done a fondue in about 7 years.