These Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Country Style Ribs are easy to make and are sweet and tender. They are made with tomato soup and a few other secret ingredients that make the BEST sweet and sauce. Sweet and sour ribs are a perfect dish if you have company coming.

I found this recipe inside of a vintage Pillsbury cookbook that I bought at an estate sale. It was initially a grilling recipe, then an oven recipe, and I had to try it in the slow cooker. It worked so well! It’s a great way to serve pork that isn’t a barbecue sauce recipe; it has a sweet and tangy sauce. We did this with mashed potatoes and loved it! We also make sweet and sour chicken often in our crockpot.

Recipe Ingredients

• Country Style Ribs – The texture of these ribs always remind me of tender pork shoulder but with a bone! You will be surprised how well country style ribs cook up in the slow cooker.
• Tomato Soup – This is the Campbell’s Condesned Tomato Soup, do not add water!
• Apple Cider Vinegar – Lots of apple cider vinegar in this to help balance the sweetness.
• Brown Sugar – Can’t have sweet and sour sauce without a touch of sugar.
• Worcestershire sauce – Always my favorite secret ingredient in recipes! Adds tang and depth of flavor.

Step-by-Step Directions

Step One – Add the soup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar to the slow cooker. Stir until combined.

Step Two – Add the country ribs to the slow cooker flip them in the sauce to coat.

Step Three – Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours. The best way to cook ribs is low and slow. If you are in a pinch, you can cook the ribs on HIGH for 4 hours, but low is best.

Step Four – When the cooking time is done, degrease the sauce. I do this by laying paper towels over the sauce and lift up. The grease will stick to the paper towels.

What to serve with Sweet and Sour Ribs

• Serve with a starch such as Mashed Potatoes, or Rice.
• Add a green vegetable like a garden salad or steamed broccoli.

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