Country Style Ribs

I will admit that I did not actually cook this meal.

My husband did. I had all the stuff, I had the plan to cook this, but I did not cook this.

This particular day I was very tired and very full of snot and just getting over the wicked cold that we have all had since before Thanksgiving.

So I begged and pleaded and made promises I couldn’t keep so that the hubby would make dinner.

And he did and it was wonderful. The recipe comes from a new cookbook I have,

The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever.

It’s a really simple recipe, but if you aren’t feeling the need to make your own sauce, you could probably use a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce instead.

You can also put this in the crock-pot on low for about 6-8 hours.

3 lbs boneless country-style ribs
2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup ketchup
3 T lemon juice
1 T prepared mustard
A few drops of Tabasco
A few drops liquid-smoke

1/2 cup water

Preheat oven to 325, separate ribs into 3-4 inch pieces. Sprinkle salt into heavy skillet or wok over high heat. Add ribs in batches. Brown on all sides. Put ribs in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Pour off all but 2 T. fat from the skillet. Add onions to skillet and saute over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened and the consistency of ketchup. Spoon over ribs. Bake uncovered, for 1 1/2 – 2 hours or until ribs are tender. Baste a couple of times while cooking. Serve.

Note: If you use country-style bone-in ribs you might need to cook for a little longer in order to achieve tenderness.

Braised Country Style Ribs

These ribs work quite well in the crock pot too. Cook them on LOW for 6-8 hours.

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Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3 lbs boneless country-style ribs
• 2 t . salt
• 1/2 t . pepper
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup ketchup
• 3 T lemon juice
• 1 T prepared mustard
• A few drops of Tabasco
• A few drops liquid-smoke
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325, separate ribs into 3-4 inch pieces. Sprinkle salt into heavy skillet or wok over high heat. Add ribs in batches. Brown on all sides. Put ribs in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Pour off all but 2 fat from the skillet. Add onions to skillet and saute over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened and the consistency of ketchup. Spoon over ribs. Bake uncovered, for 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until ribs are tender. Baste a couple of times while cooking. Serve.
• If you would like to cook these in the crock pot, cover with sauce and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.

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