Crock Pot Coconut Cilantro Ribs Recipe

This Cilantro Coconut Ribs recipe is so delicious and easy and it can be made with traditional ribs, short ribs, country style ribs or really even pork chops. When you feel like something besides traditional BBQ ribs this is a great option!

Now updated with Instant Pot ribs directions. 

There is something so rewarding about coming home to a delicious crock pot meal at the end of a busy day. We love this tasty twist on your normal ribs recipe served with quickie green beans and mashed potatoes or mashed cauliflower but it’s also really yummy with my favorite mac and cheese recipe.  

I’m a food tv junkie. I don’t have cable but I stalk the food shows on public TV and BBQ University is one of my favorites but I’m not really a griller.

You guys know I’m not so much of  finicky cook so I love adapting the complicated involved recipes like this one that Steven Raichlen shared for the grill. My version here has the same tasty flavors but is so simple and hands off now that it’s been converted for the slow cooker.

How to Make Coconut Cilantro Crock Pot Ribs

This slow cooker recipe is so yummy and any pork cut seems to adapt well to this recipe. My favorites though are traditional bone in ribs and country style ribs!

Ingredients

• 1/2 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 medium onion
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half
• ginger (1-inch piece) coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro (or parsley), washed, shaken dry, stemmed and finely chopped
• 4-5 lbs pork (ribs, country style, regular, or any other cut of pork)

What to Do

1. Blend all the ingredients except for the meat until smooth.
2. Marinate the meat in the blended concoction 4-10 hours. I like to make the marinade the night before let it sit in the fridge and in the morning add it to the crock pot. Alternatively you can prep it all and freeze it and by the time it unfreezes it should be marinaded enough for the crock pot.
3. Pour the ribs and all marinating juices into the crock pot and cook on high 4-6 hours or low for 8 hours.

Super easy right, and not your normal crock pot flavors! We love eating this with my favorite easy garlic rosemary roasted potatoes or simple mashed potatoes and fast green beans.

A few years ago I made a couple crock pots full of ribs both traditional BBQ ribs and these coconut cilantro ribs and it was a big hit.

It’s awesome how such an easy mix and dump crock pot recipe can taste so unique and feel so fancy!

How to Make Coconut Cilantro Instant Pot Ribs

Want this recipe to go even faster?! You an definitely cook these up in your instant pot for fall off the bone delicious, quick meat!

What to Do

1. Blend all the ingredients except for the meat until smooth.
2. Marinate the meat in the blended concoction 4-10 hours. 
3. With a trivet in your instant pot add 1.5 cups of water and then place your marinated ribs on the trivet. Top with remaining marinate.
4. Cook on high pressure for 45 minutes. Allow 15 minute NPR (natural pressure release). 
5. Enjoy

Crock Pot Coconut Cilantro Ribs

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Fabulous nontraditional slow cooker recipe. Crock pot coconut cilantro ribs recipe. Any other pork can be substituted for the ribs easily.

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Ingredients 

• 1/2 green bell pepper cored, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 medium onion
• 3 cloves garlic peeled and cut in half
• ginger 1-inch piece coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro or parsley, washed, shaken dry, stemmed and finely chopped
• 4-5 lbs pork ribs, country style, regular, or any other cut of pork

Instructions

• Blend all the ingredients except for the meat until smooth.
• Marinate the meat in the blended concoction 4-10 hours. I like to make the marinade the night before let it sit in the fridge and in the morning add it to the crock pot. Alternatively you can prep it all and freeze it and by the time it unfreezes it should be marinaded enough for the crock pot.
• Pour the ribs and all marinating juices into the crock pot and cook on high 4-6 hours or low for 8 hours.

Notes

How to Make Coconut Cilantro Instant Pot Ribs

Want this recipe to go even faster?! You an definitely cook these up in your instant pot for fall off the bone delicious, quick meat!

What to Do

1. Blend all the ingredients except for the meat until smooth.
2. Marinate the meat in the blended concoction 4-10 hours. 
3. With a trivet in your instant pot add 1.5 cups of water and then place your marinated ribs on the trivet. Top with remaining marinate.
4. Cook on high pressure for 45 minutes. Allow 15 minute NPR (natural pressure release). 
5. Enjoy

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