Watch as our spitbraai chef, Kristin Adams shows you how the best way to braai tender pork belly ribs. Light a fire, crack open a beer and watch as the succulent belly crisps up to perfection.
Preparation
- Sprinkle your pork belly ribs with salt.
- Chop up your onions into quarters then cut into slices.
- Add the ribs and the onions to the slow cooker with a quarter cup of water.
- Set the temp on the slow cooker to high.
- Slow cook ribs in a slow cooker for 4 hours.
- Prepare braai salads of your choice while the pork belly ribs slow cook
- After 4 hours softening in the slow cooker, allow the ribs to rest for 30 minutes then add a thick hickory sauce basting to the ribs
- Get your coals to medium heat.
Add your ribs to the grill and allow the hickory sauce to caramelize the meat. - To flame grill, sprinkle some cooking oil over the coals and wood to ignite the fire and flame grill ribs for a few seconds on each side.
- For the final touch, add all the ribs to a fancy platter and add all your favourite condiments for styling.
- Take all the glory and enjoy.

Kristin Adams
Spitbraai Chef
Charismatic, friendly, and insightful – Kristin is the founder and Spit Braai Master of BeefUp Spitbraai & Smokehouse.
Ingredients
- 2 kg Pork belly ribs
- Onions
- Cooking oil
- Hickory sauce
- Salt
Prep time: 5 hours
Serves: 4 people
People also asked our spitbraai chef
What goes well with pork belly ribs?
- Crunchy apple and carrot slaw
- Spicy bake bean salad
- Potatoes wedges
Can you overcook pork belly ribs?
Yes you can
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