Slow-Cooker Baby Back Ribs

Ingredients

1. 3 1/2 pounds pork loin back ribs
2. 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3. 1 teaspoon salt
4. 1/2 teaspoon pepper
5. 3 tablespoons liquid smoke
6. 2 garlic cloves, chopped
7. 1 medium onion, sliced
8. 1/2 cup cola
9. 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Spray inside of 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. 2 Remove inner skin from ribs. Mix brown sugar, salt, pepper, liquid smoke and garlic; rub mixture into ribs. Cut ribs into 4-inch pieces. Layers ribs and onion in slow cooker. Pour cola over ribs.
3. 3 Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until tender. Remove ribs from slow cooker. Drain and discard liquid.
4. 4 Pour barbecue sauce into shallow bowl. Dip ribs into sauce. Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour any remaining sauce over ribs. Cover and cook on low heat setting 1 hour.
5. Notes
6. Total time will vary with appliance and setting.)
7. Ribs go great with deli coleslaw, biscuits and frosty mugs of beer.
8. Spraying the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray makes cleanup a snap.