Shortcut Barbecue Pork Ribs Recipe Is Fall-Off-the-Bone Tender (3 Ingredients) by Ann Marie G. Halstead

Talk about tender! This easy slow-cooked cola barbecue pork ribs recipe is something you need to sink your teeth into. The pork ribs are cooked in a simple two-ingredient sauce of barbecue sauce and carbonated cola. Simple put the ingredients into your slow cooker, turn it on and let them slowly cook away.

Use your favorite barbecue sauce for this pork recipe. If you like sweeter, use honey or brown sugar barbecue sauce. If spicier is your thing, use hot and spicy or sweet and spicy. If you like more smoke flavor, go with mesquite or hickory barbecue sauce.

Photo credit: all photos under license from BigStock

Serve these juicy, succulent cola barbecue pork ribs with your favorite side dishes. Cole slaw, potato salad and baked beans are traditional, but they would be just as delicious with a fresh vegetable and salad. With just three simple ingredients, this shortcut recipe is sure to be on repeat!

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 to 8 hours 
Total Time: 4 hours (high) or 8 hours (low)
Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 3 pounds pork ribs, cut in half
• 12 ounces (1 bottle) barbecue sauce
• 6 ounces (1/2 a can) dark carbonated cola

Here's how to make it: 

1. Season the ribs with salt and black pepper and place them in a slow cooker.
2. Combine the barbecue sauce and cola. Remove about 1/2 a cup for serving. Pour the remaining sauce over the ribs. Use your favorite carbonated soda. Coke, Mr. Pibb, Dr Pepper or root beer are good choices. 
3. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours or high for about 4 hours. Serve with remaining sauce. Store any leftover ribs in an airtight container in the fridge. 

Recipe cooking times, nutritional information and servings are approximate and provided for your convenience. However, 30Seconds is not responsible for the outcome of any recipe, nor may you have the same results because of variations in ingredients, temperatures, altitude, errors, omissions or cooking/baking abilities. Any nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and it is up to the individual to ascertain accuracy. To ensure image quality, we may occasionally use stock photography.

Take 30 seconds and join the 30Seconds community, and follow us on Facebook to get recipes in your newsfeed daily. Food, fun, health, happiness.