Slow Cooker Beef Ribs

Kraft Heinz sponsored this post, but the opinions are my own.

These Slow Cooker Beef Ribs are absolutely mouthwatering! Beef short ribs in a homemade BBQ sauce and cooked in the Crockpot – the meat will be falling off the bone!

Busy nights with the family can be so rushed. Ask me how I know!! That’s where these incredible Slow Cooker Beef Ribs come in handy!

Just place them in a slow cooker, make the amazing BBQ sauce with ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and coffee, and let it cook to perfection! You will never use another recipe again after tasting these ribs, I’m sure of it!

What is the difference between beef short ribs and spare ribs?

Basically, spare ribs are pork ribs. Beef ribs, or beef short ribs are the same as spare ribs only… well, beef! And even in our pork loving family, beef ribs are always better – ha!

How long does it take to cook slow cooker beef ribs?

In order for optimum “fall off the bone” results, slow cook beef ribs for 7 – 8 hours on LOW setting. If you don’t have a full 8 hours, you can set it to HIGH setting and cook them for 5 hours, but they won’t be as mouth watering!

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Slow Cooker Beef Ribs

These Slow Cooker Beef Ribs are absolutely mouthwatering! Beef short ribs in a homemade BBQ sauce and cooked in the Crockpot - the meat will be falling off the bone!

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crockpot beef ribs, slow cooker beef ribs

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours hours

Total Time: 5 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 705kcal

Author: Kelly Miller

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 lb beef short ribs
• ▢ 1 large onion quartered
• ▢ 1 clove garlic minced
• ▢ 3/4 cup ketchup
• ▢ 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• ▢ 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 2 tbsp instant coffee granuals
• ▢ 1 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

• Place ribs, onions and garlic in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray. Mix remaining ingredients until blended; pour over ingredients in slow cooker. Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 5 hours).
• Remove ribs and onions from slow cooker; cover to keep warm. Skim and discard excess fat from sauce.
• Whisk in cornstarch and allow to thicken sauce a bit, about 10 minutes.
• Return ribs and onions to sauce in slow cooker; stir until evenly coated.

Nutrition

Calories: 705kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 64g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 195mg | Sodium: 630mg | Potassium: 1496mg | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 4.9mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 7.6mg

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When I was testing this recipe, I was actually out doing yard work for a few hours. When I finally came into the house, these ribs smelled SO GOOD! The perfect dinner for your Labor Day celebration or tailgating with friends!

I really love being able to grab all these amazing ingredients at Walmart for these delicious ribs. HEINZ Tomato Ketchup and Apple Cider Vinegar give the BBQ sauce it’s signature flavor. Then MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee gives the sauce a really rich taste as well- I’m telling you, it’s the best BBQ sauce combination I’ve tried to date! Walmart has an amazing hub on their site GrabGoWow.com with TONS more recipe ideas for you Labor Day festivities. Be sure to check it out and put some new recipes to try on your menu plan this week!