Slow Cooker Pork Rib Tips

These pork rib tips are cooked with smoky BBQ sauce for hours in a slow cooker until tender, then caramelized under the broiler until hot and sticky.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 4 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 453 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle BBQ sauce, divided
• 1 pound pork rib tips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on Low until ribs are tender, 4 to 6 hours.

Step 2

Mix together brown sugar, chili powder, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a large bowl until combined. Add rib tips and mix until ribs are thoroughly coated. Let rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Place coated ribs in a slow cooker. Stir together 3/4 of the BBQ sauce with liquid smoke in a medium bowl until well combined. Pour evenly over ribs.

Step 4

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking tray or broiler rack with aluminum foil.

Step 5

Remove ribs to the prepared tray and baste with remaining BBQ sauce.

Step 6

Cook ribs under the preheated broiler until sauce is hot and sticky, 3 to 5 minutes per side.