I remember a BBQ sauce from years ago that had onions, crushed pineapply and garlic in it and it had to be simmered for quite a while. Trouble is, I can't remember the rest of the ingredients, but they were probably pretty basic.

judy

I always boil the ribs with about 1/2 cup white vinegar and some salt. You can cook then partially or thoroughly with this method, then bake them in the oven to brown them with a sause or spice.

Hope this works for you!

I am new and have been lurking, but I consider myself a bit of a cook! So please permit me to attempt to be of service here.......The all time best way of tenderizing ribs and the easiest is to curl them around in a big crock pot making sure the fat side is touching the crock and they are standing on the bone tips. Slow cook them only adding seasonings for about 4 hours. When you take them out they will be juicy and tender but probably not braized! This depends on your crock pot. If they are not braized properly and for the barbeque flavor just throw them on the grill for a few minutes on each side till they are browned properly. If you choose not to do the grill, you can put them under your broiler or just take the lid off the crock and let them cook an additional hour. I do a sugar free sweet and sour sauce for mine! I love em'..........in fact I must go home and cook some for tommorrow. I will just wait till tommorrow to crank up the grill! The best thing about these is that they arent messy as they make their own little dry handle from the part of the rib that is turned up......the meat shrinks to the bottom of the pot and is all on one end of the rib.

Here are 3 BBQ sauce recipes that I found today (I am making meatballs and bbq sauce in the crock pot for a party).

Tangy BBQ Sauce

1 stick of butter
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup tomato sauce
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire
1/2 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. mustard
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. hickory liquid smoke
4 tsp. Sugar Twin (I used Splenda, and I used 3 packets)

Melt butter, add vinegar, and then other ingredients. Stir until blended. Bring to a boil, lower heat and let simmer a few minutes.

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Mustard BBQ Sauce

1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1/2 cup vinegar
1/3 cup spicy brown mustard
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
4 cloves garlic, minced (or garlic powder to taste)
5-6 pkts Splenda® (or to taste)
1 teaspoon Brown Sugar Twin®
1/2 teaspoon Liquid Smoke®

In a small saucepan, combine onion, vinegar, mustard, celery seed, garlic, sweeteners and Liquid Smoke. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until sauce reaches desired consistency. Remove from heat. Spoon over grilled or broiled beef, pork or chicken.

Makes approx 1 Cup Sauce. 2 grams carb per Tablespoon

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Simple BBQ Sauce

1 cup tomato sauce
3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
Three packets Splenda

Directions:
Combine all ingredients and cook over low heat for ten minutes.

Recipe makes 16-tablespoons (1-cup) at 1.2 carbs each.

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I am not sure which one I am going to try today... either #1 or #3 because I don't have onions or celery salt!

Oh, and please don't ask me any questions about these (( ie: like the carb count for the 1st one)). I just copied them from the internet... did a search for "low carb bbq sauce".

Good Luck!

Ok, I did some figuring... bare with me!

I decided to make #1, the Tangy BBQ Sauce (which I think could be made less tangy if you add less vinegar). It is REALLY GOOD! I am pleasantly surprised, considering my last homemade BBQ Sauce wasn't anything to write home about!

Here's what I got for carbs...

1 stick of butter... 0
1/4 cup of vinegar... 4 (less than 1, so 1, per tablespoon)
1 cup no sugar added tomato sauce... 12
2 Tbsp Worchestershire... 2
1/2 Tbsp. salt... 0
1 Tbsp. mustard... 0 (I used Frenchs yellow mustard)
(I omitted the lemon juice)
1 tsp. hickory liquid smoke... 0 (it said 0)
3 pkts Splenda... 3 (less than 1, so 1, each)

That brings me to... 21 total carbs for the whole recipe.
I estimated there to be about 1 and 1/3 cups of sauce...
which is 21 total tablespoons (there are 16 Tbsp. in a cup).

So... drumroll please...

This recipe comes to be 1 carb per 1 tablespoon, if not less.

Thank you SupahSteph,

I would have a hard time to choose

between number1 and number 3 also.

I’ll have to make them .

Pene

I cook ribs in the pressure cooker for 20 mins or so - with a little salt, then my DH whacks them on the BBQ for 5 mins - with BBQ sauce
Yummy!

Lucy

I tell you ladies... #1 is REALLY REALLY GOOD. I am very very very happy with the flavor.

The meatballs in the bbq sauce went over really well at the party last night. Everyone told me how great it was... I even saw the kids putting just the SAUCE on their plates and sopping it up with empty hotdog buns (carbs, I know, but still!)!

GREAT SAUCE that #1!

SupaSteph....THANK YOU!!!! I am a true barbecue sauce addict! I have always made and canned my own, HIGH carb sauce. I have several people that I make it for, but since I started low carb, I figured I would have to give up my addiction. I made your recipe yesterday and it was very good. I always end up "tweaking" recipes a little, so if I do, I will post a followup.
Thanks again!

MsKatt

I did Penelope's cooking method...



Thanks Penelope! They were super-fabulous! I sprinkled mine with jerk seasoning and then had some Walden Farms BBQ sauce on the side, but really didn't need it.

I used pork ribs, which were a little too fatty for my taste, so I've bought beef ribs for my next go 'round.

Yay Katt! I am so glad you liked it!!! I was really surprised at how yummy it tasted! And you know, it is really simple too!

I made it again another night... we did top sirloin chunks in the fondue pot, and I dipped in that bbq sauce.

This time, I omitted the butter (because I was out) and did a drop or so of olive oil into the pan, just because.

Not bad at all!




I AM IN THE MOOD FOR RIBS!!

Yay Katt! I am so glad you liked it!!! I was really surprised at how yummy it tasted! And you know, it is really simple too!

I made it again another night... we did top sirloin chunks in the fondue pot, and I dipped in that bbq sauce.

This time, I omitted the butter (because I was out) and did a drop or so of olive oil into the pan, just because.

Not bad at all!




I AM IN THE MOOD FOR RIBS!!

Are there any Aussies here who know where I can get liquid smoke sauce????
I have posted this in the Aussie forum but had no replies

Lucy

hmmm........