Ingredients:

* 2 Racks Pork Baby Back Ribs

 

Sticky Sauce:

* 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger

* 2 teaspoons Ground Pepper

* 1 teaspoon Onion Powder

* 6 Cloves Garlic minced

* 1 Tablespoon Sweet Chili Sauce (found in the international section of the grocery store)

* 2/3 Cup Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce

* 2/3 Cup Balsamic Vinegar

* 2/3 Cup Brown Sugar

* 2/3 Cup Honey

* 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

* 1 Tablespoon Water

 

Dry Rub:

* 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar

* 1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika

* 2 teaspoons Chili Powder

* 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

* 1/2 teaspoon Pepper

* 2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt

 

Instructions:

 

Make the Sticky Sauce:

* In a dish, whisk together the ginger, pepper, and onion powder.

* Add the garlic and mix again.

* Add the sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and honey. Whisk to combine.

* Pour half the sticky sauce mixture into a separate bowl. Set aside. (This will be the portion of sauce that gets poured over the ribs when they’re in the slow cooker).

* Add the remaining half of the sticky sauce mixture to a saucepan. Heat the saucepan to medium heat and bring the sauce to a boil.

* Once the sauce starts boiling, whisk the cornstarch and water together in a small dish and add 1 tablespoon of the hot liquid. While whisking the sauce continuously, slowly drizzle in the cornstarch mixture. Whisk until it comes back to a boil.

* Turn to medium-low and allow it to simmer until it begins to reduce and thicken. This can take up to 10 minutes, or as little as 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.

 

Make the Slow Cooker Ribs:

* Place the dry rub ingredients into a small dish and mix together.

* Make sure the membrane has been removed from the underside of the ribs, then massage the dry rub onto both sides.

* Curl the ribs into the slow cooker, going around the sides.

* Pour the uncooked half of the sticky sauce mixture over the ribs.

* Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook at low for 6-8 hours or until the meat is tender (we always do 8 hours).

* Remove the ribs from the slow cooker and place them on a tin foil-lined broil pan, meaty side up.

* Brush on some of the sauce from the saucepan and leave the rest for serving.

* Place the meat under the broiler in the oven for a few minutes, or until they look sticky and broiled.

* Allow to rest, tented with foil, for 3-5 minutes and serve.