Slow Cooker Red Braised Pork Ribs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup dry sherry (or Shaoxing wine if you have it)
1/2 whole star anise
1 small cinnamon stick
1 slice ginger, 3/4-inch thick, smashed with the flat of a cleaver
1 garlic clove, smashed with the flat of a cleaver
5 black peppercorns
1/4 teaspoon crushed chili pepper flakes (to taste)
1 lb country-style pork ribs, bone-in

Preparation

Combine the ingredients (except the pork) in a 3-4 qt slow cooker. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
Add the pork, cover, and cook on low 4-6 hours. Serve with rice.