Master Indy's Crock Pot Luau

Be sure to slip this one into

"The Little Black book of Indiscreet Recipes!”

Making piggy hot, sweet and sticky!

 

 

Ingredients

• 3 lbs country-style pork ribs (western style work too)
• 4 slices thick cut bacon
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup applesauce no sugar added
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 onion sliced
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup apple juice no sugar added

Piggy's Pad

1 large orange

1 cup quinoa

2 cups vegetable stock

1 1½ inch piece of ginger

Directions

1. Set crock pot to HIGH. Spray with cooking spray to make clean-up easier.
2. Arrange onion slices in bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle paprika on onion.
3. In a medium pan cook the bacon to just under being crisp and it releases its fat. Drain on paper towels and brown the ribs in the reserved drippings. You want this over a fairly high heat so that each of the sides get a nice carmelization. Place ribs on the onion slices. Dust the meat with salt, pepper and garlic power.
4. Arrange bacon slices over the meat then spoon on the applesauce to spread over the top. Follow this with ketchup then the maple syrup. Add cinnamon and carefully pour the apple juice around the outside edges so that it does not affect the layers.
5. After one hour, drop heat to low for 6 hours.

For Piggy’s pad (bed of quinoa)

1. Fix quinoa in medium sauce pan with 2 cups vegetable stock and the zest of the orange.
2. Cut the covering off of the piece of ginger root and mince. Add to Quinoa and bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 20 minutes or until the liquid is adsorbed, stirring occasionally.
3. Slice the orange for a garnish.

 

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PS: for a lower fat version:

omit the bacon, up the applesauce to a full cup to cover the ribs and a full cup of apple juice for cooking. You will still get the great flavor however you wont have a greasy piece of pig!