Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 3 pounds rack baby back pork ribs
  • 2 tangerines (coarsely chopped)
  • 1 cup tangerine juice
  • 1 cup orange blossom honey
  • ¼ cup hoisin sauce
  • ¼ cup toasted sesame oil
  • 1 clove large garlic (coarsely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon tangerine zest
  • 1 knob fresh ginger (peeled and coarsely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 tablespoon sambal oelek or your favorite chili pepper sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped tangerine peel (for garnish)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or cilantro for ganish

Instruction

  • Cut baby back ribs into portions that will fit into your slow cooker.
  • Add the sesame oil, garlic, ginger, peppercorns and tangerine zest to the bottom of your slow cooker.
  • Place ribs on top of seasonings
  • Add tangerine juice, honey, hoisin, chili pepper sauce and five spice powder to slow cooker pouring over ribs. Don't worry it will all come together.
  • Set timer for 4 hours on fast or 6-7 hours on slow. Ribs should be cooked till tender, not falling off the bone.
  • Remove liquid from slow cooker when the time goes off and place in a small saucepan.
  • Allow liquid to reduce by half, or until nicely thickened. You want the sauce to seriously cling to the ribs.
  • Brush generous amounts of sauce on ribs, serve and enjoy!
  • * you can place them in the broiler for a few minutes if you like, but I don't think they need it.