3 pounds country-style pork spareribs
1/4 cup water
14 1/2 ounces tomato sauce
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 15 1/2 ounce great northern beans -- rinsed and
drained
2 15 1/2 ounce kidney beans -- rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups celery -- thinly sliced
1 sweet red peppers -- thinly sliced
Place ribs in an ungreased 13x9x2" baking dish; add water. Cover and bake at
350ºF for 1-1/2 hours. Drain, reserving liquid; skim fat. Set ribs aside. Add
enough water to liquid to equal 1 cup; place in a saucepan. Add tomato sauce,
soup mix, sugar, mustard and hot pepper sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes; remove 1/2
cup. To the remaining sauce, add beans, celery and red pepper. Pour into the
baking dish; add ribs. Pour reserved sauce over ribs. Cover and bake for 45
minutes. Yield: 6-8 servings.
