Both of my grandmothers are excellent cooks and their styles are completely different. My grandma’s style of cooking is from Wisconsin/Illinois and has a strong German influence. My granny’s style is southern with a concentration in baking. Of course they can both cooking anything and everything and it always tastes amazing.
This rib recipe is from my grandmother and these are what I grew up eating. Slathered in sauce and the meat falling off the bone, to me, no restaurant ribs could ever compare. These are sweet and tomato-y instead of your usual barbecue flavor. Her original recipe call for soaking and baking in the oven, but I thought I’d give the crock pot a whack! And thank goodness, they turned out perfect!
The only hard part was convincing Nate to try the ribs and the beans. Because of where he works, the most unappetizing foods for him are pork and beans. But he is an expert, and I had to have his blessing. So he agreed to eat a whole rib and try the beans! He said they were both delicious 🙂
Ruth’s Pork Ribs
Ingredients
3-4 pounds of baby back ribs, seperated
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 medium onion, chopped finely
2 cup ketchup
1 cup water
2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
4 tablespoon vinegar
4 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon chili powder
4 tablespoon butter, cut into pieces
Directions
In a medium-size bowl, mix all of the ingredients together minus the rib meat.
Add the ribs to a large crock pot and pour the sauce over the top.
Cook on LOW for 8 hours.
The Beans
My friend Amanda had us over for dinner one night. Which is something that rarely happens to us because people tend to be nervous about cooking for a chef. Can you blame them? But she was a brave one! The whole meal was delicious and if I remember correctly, we each went back for thirds. Ever since, I’ve fallen in love with her baked beans. These were the perfect side for the ribs and potato rolls to slop up the sauces is the cherry on top!
Ingredients
1 1lb can of baked beans (any flavor, I used original by Bush)
1/2 a jar of medium salsa (I used Pace Picante Medium)
4 tablespoons brown sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Add all the ingredients to a 9×9 baking dish (recipe can be doubled and fit in 9×13)
Cover with tin foil and bake for at least 1.5 hours. The edges should by bubbly and starting to caramelize.
This Carolina Girl 
Looks filling, really serious meal 😀
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Those ribs look fall-off-the-bone awesome!
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Oh it was very filling. Definitely needed to pig out! haha
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I've never made ribs before, and these were so simple and delicious, I think I will more often. Was also surprised at how cheap the rib meat was at the store!
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Ribs = yum! My mom make really good ribs, but I haven't tried it before. I might have to now though! Thank for the blog follow! I have a new food blog hop on Fridays, and would love for you to come link up!
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That sounds and looks so good! I will save these recipes. Thanks for following my blog. You have a wonderful blog too and I'm happy to be a follower.Have a wonderful day.Rose
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Oh, this looks so yummy! I can't wait to try both of these great recipes. Thanks for sharing, and following my blog. I am your newest follower. So glad I found your great blog. 🙂
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Hey! I dropped by for a visit, and now I need to visit the kitchen! Yum. Following you back!-Revi
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Hi these look amazing 🙂 wow! I love cooking ribs in the crockpot too. Thanks for stopping by to visit me. Excited to follow back, Lina
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Lovin' the ribs in the slow cooker. (i'm a HUGE crock pot fan) It would be nice if you could stop by my link up and share your recipe!http://loriannsfoodandfam.blogspot.com/
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