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Level
very easy
Prep Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
9 h
Serves
4

Ingredients

3 lb.
pork back ribs
1.35 kg
4
cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp.
chopped fresh ginger
15 mL
3 cups
apple juice
750 mL
½ cup
molasses
125 mL
¼ cup
soy sauce
60 mL
¼ cup
white vinegar
60 mL
1
broccoli, cut into small florets
2 tsp.
vegetable oil
10 mL
1 tsp.
toasted sesame oil
5 mL
1 tbsp.
sesame seeds, toasted
15 mL
To taste, salt
2 cups
basmati rice
500 mL

Preparation

Step 1
Place pork back ribs in the slow cooker.
Step 2
Mix together the ginger, apple, juice, molasses, soy sauce, and vinegar in a bowl. Pour sauce over ribs.
Step 3
Cook in slow cooker on low for 9 hours or until meat detaches easily from the bone. Set meat aside on a plate. Bring sauce to a boil in a saucepan and reduce until syrupy.
Step 4
Cook broccoli in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Step 5
Sauté broccoli in a skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add sesame oil and sesame seeds. Season with salt to taste.
Step 6
Serve spare ribs with basmati rice and sesame broccoli.