Short Ribs with Cool Pasta Cucumber Salad

Cook the ribs in the slow cooker to keep the kitchen cool and to make your life easier. The pasta salad takes about 25 minutes to make. If you do it in the morning, it will be well chilled by the time the ribs are done.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of short ribs or country style pork ribs
• 1 bottle of barbecue sauce
• 1 package of wheel shaped pasta or penne pasta
• 2 cups of shredded cabbage for coleslaw
• 1 yellow onion chopped fine
• 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped fine
• ¾ cup of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons of Dijon style mustard
• ¼ cup of sugar
• ¼ cup of white vinegar
• 1 cup of cherry tomatoes

Preparation:
Cook the short ribs in the slow cooker until well done, about 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low.
Drain off any fat.
Brush the ribs with barbecue sauce and return to the slow cooker. Keep warm while you make the Cool Pasta Cucumber Salad.
Cook the pasta according to package directions.
Drain and rinse with cold water until it is cool.


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