Baby Back Ribs, BBQ Pulled Pork, Fish, Liquid

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HINTS AND TIPS (CONT.)

•Cut meat into smaller pieces when cooking with precooked foods such as beans or fruit, or light vegetables such as mushrooms, diced onion, eggplant, or finely minced vegetables. This enables all food to cook at the same rate.

•When cooking frozen meats, at least 1 cup of warm liquid must first be added. The liquid will act as a "cushion" to prevent sudden temperature changes. An additional 4 hours on LOW or 2 hours on HIGH is typically required. For larger cuts of frozen meat, it may take much longer to defrost and tenderize.

FISH

•Fish cooks quickly and should be added at the end of the cooking cycle during last fifteen minutes to hour of cooking.

LIQUID

•For best results and to prevent food from drying or burning, always ensure an adequate amount of liquid is used in the recipe.

•Ensure the stoneware is always filled a minimum of ½ full and a maximum of ¾ full, and conform to recommended cook times.

RECIPES

BABY BACK RIBS

Serves 6-10

2-4 racks of baby back ribs, cut into 3-4 pieces each	2-3 onions, chopped
2-4 cups barbecue sauce

1.Place ribs in Crock-Pot®slow cooker. Top with onion and barbecue sauce.

2.Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours, or until meat is tender.

3.To serve, cut ribs between bones and coat with extra sauce as desired.

BBQ PULLED PORK

Serves 6-8

2½-5 pound pork loin, trimmed of fat	2-3 onions, chopped
2-4 cups barbecue sauce	6-8 hamburger buns or hard rolls

1.Place pork loin in Crock-Pot®slow cooker. Top with onion and barbecue sauce.

2.Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours, or until meat is tender.

3.Remove pork from Crock-Pot®slow cooker and shred with a fork. Add pork back into Crock-Pot®slow cooker and coat with sauce.

4.Serve BBQ pulled pork on hamburger buns or hard rolls.

Visit the Crock-Pot®slow cooker website at

www.crockpot.com for additional hints, tips and recipes

or call 1-800-323-9519.

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4-7QT specifications

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