Slow Cooker German Red Cabbage And Lamb Ribs

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices gluten-free bacon, chopped
• 2 lbs boneless country-style lamb ribs (6-7)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 cups thinly sliced red cabbage (about 1/2 head)
• 2 granny smith apples, peeled, thinly sliced (3 cups)
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 in 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. remove bacon from skillet to large bowl; reserve drippings in skillet.
• 2 sprinkle both sides of ribs with salt and pepper; cook in drippings until browned.
• 3 meanwhile, stir cabbage, apples and onion into bacon in bowl.
• 4 spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. place ribs in cooker, reserving drippings in skillet. spoon cabbage mixture over ribs.
• 5 stir vinegar, apple juice and sugar into drippings in skillet; heat to boiling. pour over ribs and cabbage mixture.
• 6 cover; cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours. to serve, use slotted spoon to remove cabbage mixture and ribs from cooker.