Our recipes are tasted and tested by quilters!

.

Crock Pot Spareribs

Here's a great recipe that you can start in the morning, let cook all day while you sew, then serve up with crusty bread and a big salad at dinnertime. Your house will smell great and your family and friends will ask for it often!

3 to 4 lbs. spareribs
2 T. brown sugar
1 clove garlic
1/2 t. dry mustard
1 large onion, diced
1 C. diced celery
2 T. butter
2 C. beef stock OR 2 bullion cubes dissolved in 2 C. boiling water
1 C. diced green pepper
3 dashes Tabasco sauce
1 C. canned tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste

Cut ribs into serving size pieces; rub with cut side of garlic clove.

Roast uncovered in shallow baking pan on 400° for 15 minutes. Turn and brown other side.

Drain fat and put ribs in crock pot.

Brown onion in butter, add it and all remaining ingredients to crock pot.

Cover and cook on low (240°) for 6 - 8 hours.

If you prefer a thickened sauce, dissolve 2 T. cornstarch in small amount of cold water. Stir into pot.

Cover and cook on high (350°) another 10 - 15 minutes or until slightly thickened.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Previous recipes:

Pasta with Zucchini and Basil
Aztec Salad and Not Your Average Pasta Salad
Spinach Strudel
Plum Crisp
Gaelic Garlic Soup with Tomato Pesto
Quick and Easy Roast Chicken
Cherry Scones
Aztec Salad ala Linda