Slow Cooker Pork Rib Tips

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 245 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

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.

Ingredients

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

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
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.
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. Cook on Low until ribs are tender, 4 to 6 hours. 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.
4 Remove ribs to the prepared tray and baste with remaining BBQ sauce.
5 Cook ribs under the preheated broiler until sauce is hot and sticky, 3 to 5 minutes per side.