Asian Recipe ⇝ Slow-Cooker Hoisin Ribs

Give pork ribs an Asian makeover with this tasty sticky hoisin pork recipe. Put it in the slow cooker and come back later for a delicious and tender feast of ribs. Serve with coconut rice and steamed broccoli.

Ingredients

• 3 ¼ pounds pork ribs
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ⅓ cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons Asian chili-garlic sauce
• ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• cooking spray

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread pork ribs on a baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.
2. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
3. Whisk hoisin sauce, sugar, soy sauce, white wine, tomato paste, garlic, chili-garlic sauce, and five-spice powder together in a bowl.
4. Grease a slow cooker insert with cooking spray. Transfer pork ribs to the pot. Cover evenly with hoisin sauce mixture.
5. Cook on Low, stirring halfway through, until pork ribs are tender, about 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts

• calories680.4
• carbohydrateContent56 g
• cholesterolContent131.1 mg
• fatContent34.1 g
• fiberContent1.7 g
• proteinContent34.3 g
• saturatedFatContent12.2 g
• sodiumContent2093.5 mg
• sugarContent46 g