Thursday, November 29, 2007

Country-Style Pork Ribs

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 10 to 12 hours (low) or 5 to 6 hours (high) to 10 minutes
Makes: 4 to 6 main-dish servings

1 large onion, sliced and separated into rings
2 1/2 to 3 pounds country-style pork ribs
1 1/2 cups vegetable juice cocktail
1/2 of a 6 oz can (1/3 cup) tomato paste
1/4 cup molasses
3 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp dried thyme, crushed
1/8 tsp dried rosemary, crushed

1. Place onion in a 3 1/2 - to 6 quart slow cooker. Place ribs on top of onion in cooker. In a medium bowl stir together remaining ingredients. Reserve 1 cup juice mixture for sauce; cover and chill. Pour remaining juice mixture over ribs in the cooker.

2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.

3. For sauce, heat reserved juice mixture to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Transfer ribs to serving platter; discard cooking liquid. Serve sauce with ribs.

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