Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs in the Slow Cooker

My husband loves sweet and sour pork and has been known to eat sweet and sour pork pizza – it’s a running joke in our house that he has no palate 🙂  Convincing him that my recipe was better than the sauce you buy out of a bottle took a little bit of work but after eating these ribs he happily converted.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

• 2 cup Pineapple Juice
• 7 tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
• 7 tablespoons Organic Coconut Sugar
• 1/2 cup diced Pineapple
• 1/4 cup diced Red Capsicum
• 3 kg Pork Ribs (you can leave the ribs whole but I slice them so that they fit better in my slow cooker)
• 3 teaspoons Cornflour
• 2 tablespoons water

In a small mixing bowl or jug combine the pineapple juice, rice wine vinegar and coconut sugar.  Whisk until sugar is dissolved (I warm up the pineapple juice to make this process quicker).  Lay the pork ribs in the base of your slow cooker and scatter the pineapple and capsicum over the top.  Pour over marinade and cook on low for 4-5 hours.  When ribs are cooked remove from the slow cooker.  Combine the cornflour and water to make a paste.  Place slow cooker on high and pour in cornflour paste.  Stir until sauce thickens.  Place ribs back into slow cooker and toss until evenly coated in sauce.  Set to keep warm until ready to eat.  Serve with fried rice.  Enjoy 🙂