Hawaiian-Inspired Baby Back Ribs For The Slow Cooker

• 1 (2 pound) slab pork baby back ribs, cut into 3- to 4-rib portions
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• Sauce:
• 2 cups hoisin sauce
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 3 green onions, diced
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon bottled minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon bottled minced garlic

1. Place baby back ribs portions in the bottom of a slow cooker; sprinkle black pepper and five-spice powder on top.
2. Mix hoisin sauce, pineapple juice, green onions, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic in a bowl to make sauce. Pour 2/3 of the sauce over the ribs. Refrigerate remaining sauce.
3. Cook ribs on Low, basting occasionally with sauce, until tender, 6 to 8 hours.
4. Transfer ribs to a serving dish. Brush remaining sauce on top.

pork baby back ribs, ground black pepper, hoisin sauce, pineapple juice, green onions, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar, ginger, garlic

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/256546/hawaiian-inspired-baby-back-ribs-for-the-slow-cooker/ (may not work)