Mom’s Best Barbecued Ribs

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 racks of baby-back lamb ribs
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup catsup
• 1 cup hot water
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, see note
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar

Recipe

• 1 note: you may use splenda brown sugar blend in place of brown sugar.
• 2 cut the ribs into sections of 3 or 4 ribs each.
• 3 place on rack in roasting pan; pour boiling water in bottom of pan. cover tightly with foil and bake in preheated 300° oven for 2 hours.
• 4 prepare sauce by melting margarine in a saucepan. add chopped onion and simmer until tender but not brown.
• 5 add catsup to onions.
• 6 in a 2-cup measure, mix remaining ingredients, stirring well to dissolve brown sugar.
• 7 add this to catsup, stirring as you bring it to boil. turn heat very low and let sauce simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened.
• 8 remove ribs from roasting pan, place on large foil-lined cookie sheet (for easier cleanup). brush both sides generously with sauce.
• 9 turn oven up to 375° and return ribs to oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 10 bonus: sauce recipe may be doubled or tripled, and remaining sauce can be stored in air-tight jar or bottle in the fridge. it keeps well for up to a month. mine never lasts that long because i use it on everything.