Slow Cooker Braised Pork Ribs with Tomato Crust

Votes: 7

Time: 6 hours 25 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Prepare pork spare ribs with an Asian-inspired hoisin glaze. For this recipe, you'll need meatier spare ribs cut from the loin. First, braise them in a slow cooker, coating them in a sweet and spicy blend of Asian sauces with honey and spices. Then, give the ribs a delicious glaze by brushing them with the sauce and grilling them under the broiler. A refreshing coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish with the spare ribs.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

3 layers of 1 kg pork ribs, cut from the loin
1 cup hoisin sauce
1/3 tbsp. rice vinegar (no seasoning)
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons lightly salted soy sauce
2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce (Asian chili sauce)
5 cm ginger root, peeled and finely grated
3 cloves garlic, finely grated
0.5 cups ketchup
2 green onions (white and light green parts only), chopped
Cole Slaw Salad for filing

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine 1/2 cup hoisin sauce, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, Sriracha sauce, ginger, and garlic. Add the ribs and turn them to coat with the mixture. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Preheat the oven to broil and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Pour 1 cup of the slow cooker liquid into a bowl; whisk in the remaining 1/2 cup of hoisin sauce and ketchup. Transfer the ribs to the prepared baking sheet and generously brush both sides with the sauce. Broil in the oven, bone-side down, until the meat is browned and the sauce is bubbling on the surface, 3 to 5 minutes.