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I love the Neelys, cause our family is also Southern…Southern Californian. I took their idea of tropical bbq ribs, but I changed the ingredients a little so that I could try it out in the crock pot. Hey, I’m a woman on the go, I don’t have time to be sittin’ over a hot grill.

ingredients:
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried mustard
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 slices fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons oil
2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup mango juice
1/2 cup passion fruit juice
3 Tablespoons cider vinegar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar

1-1/2 to 2 racks baby back ribs

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Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. If you want you can just use a combo mango/passionfruit juice and do one full cup instead of the two half cups.

Cut your ribs so that they fit in your slow cooker. About 4 ribs in a slab should fit in there nicely.

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Alternately layer the ribs and the sauce til you get to the top of the cooker, ending with sauce.

Turn on for 6-8 hours on low.

You will end up with flavorful fall off the bone ribs for dinner!

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