Favourite Slow Cooker Meal

Id like to share with you my all time favourite slow cooker meal.  It might not be the healthiest meal ever but its not that bad either in small doses.

SPARE RIBS WITH BEER AND BBQ SAUCE

Ingredients;

·         1.5kg pork/lamb spare ribs

·         ¾ cup of beer

·         ¾ cup of bbq sauce ( I love Smokey bbq sauce for this meal )

·         2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce

·         1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

·         1 tablespoon honey

·         2 spring onions thinly sliced

·         2 garlic cloves, crushed

·         1 tablespoon corn flour

Liv and I love heading to our local Asian market in Springvale now and then to stock up on meat and seafood. They sell beautiful straps of pork and lamb ribs. We cut the ribs into either into double or individual ribs. The smaller the portion the easier it is for my band! Trim away any excess fat.

In a large bowl combine the beer, bbq sauce, sweet chilli sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, spring onion and garlic. Season with Salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the ribs and thoroughly coat them in the sauce.

Transfer the ribs and the marinade to the slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-5 hours. After 4 hours check to see if the ribs are tender but the meat should not be falling from the bone. If necessary, continue to cook for the extra hour.

Using kitchen tongs, remove the ribs to a side plate and cover to keep warm. Mix the cornflour with 1 tablespoon water and stir into sauce in the slow cooker. Cook on high heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring, or until the sauce has thickened.

Serve the ribs piled onto plates and spoon over some of the sauce.

Great with mash potato or some braised red cabbage.

This recepie for braised red cabbage is from Pohs Kitchen and is awesome. I love her food.

Check out http://www.abc.net.au/tv/pohskitchen/

Ingredients;

• 500g red cabbage, central stalk discarded and shredded finely
• 25g unsalted butter
• 2 tbs apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• Freshly cracked black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a medium sized pot and braise for ten minutes or till cabbage is tender but still has a bite to it. Season with salt and some black pepper.

ENJOY

Andy