Dinner for 4

Slow Cooker Spicy Pork Ribs

Name: Slow Cooker Spicy Pork Ribs
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3 lb pork baby back ribs; 1 onion; 1 large potato; 1 large carrot; 2 scallions; 6 1/2 cloves garlic; 3/4 inch ginger; 3 tbsp gochugaru; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp rice wine; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp gochujang; 1 tsp doenjang; 1/2 apple; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tsp sesame seeds

$17.48for 450 minServes 4

Pork ribs cook with spicy pepper paste, vegetables, apple, and a sweet soy sauce mixture.

Photo: koreanbapsang.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pork ribs$3.99/lb typical	3 lb	$11.97Typical price
	Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	0.55 lb	$0.54Typical price
	Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.21Typical price
	Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.75	$0.49Typical price
	Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Apples$1.79/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.34Typical price
	Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$17.48

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugarSalt and pepperSoy sauceHoney or maple syrup

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$4.37 per serving$17.48 for 4

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Ingredients

3 lb pork baby back ribs
1 onion
1 large potato
1 large carrot
2 scallions
6 1/2 cloves garlic
3/4 inch ginger
3 tbsp gochugaru
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp rice wine
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp gochujang
1 tsp doenjang
1/2 apple
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp sesame seeds

Steps

Cut the ribs into sections and place them in a slow cooker with the onion, potato, carrot, and apple.
Stir the garlic, ginger, gochugaru, sugar, salt, pepper, soy sauce, rice wine, honey, gochujang, and doenjang with 1 cup water.
Pour the sauce over the ribs and cook on high for 35 minutes.
Check that the ribs reach at least 145 F and the vegetables are tender.
Stir in the sesame oil, then top with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.

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