Jan 5, 2008

Sweet & Sassy Country Style Ribs



As a pork rib lover, there aren't many ways to prepare ribs that I don't like. This has to be my favorite, if I'm not eating dry-rub racks of ribs at the  Rendezvous in Memphis. These meaty, boneless pork ribs just fall apart and have an  incredible mostly-sweet flavor.

In a plastic or glass dish, marinate about 6-8 country style boneless pork ribs for about an hour in 1/2 cup lemon juice. Turn a few times. Discard juice and blot off with paper towels. I have been known to skip this step when in a time crunch.

In a saucepan over low heat, combine a   12-14 oz bottle ketchup, 1/2 c. white corn syrup, 1/2c. red wine vinegar. Blend well and heat through. Add 1 tsp garlic salt, a few drops Worcestershire, a few dashes of Tabasco or other hot sauce, and 1/2 tsp pepper.

Place ribs in a baking dish and cover with the sauce. Cover with foil and bake at 375 for about 2 hours. Then remove the foil and brown for another 30 minutes. That's it- so simple and SO good! It's easy to use a roaster,  although they won't get browned at the end, and browning   does make them visually more   appealing. It won't matter to the lucky diners, though, they'll  ask for the recipe anyway.