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Question: How many ways are there to prepare sweet and sour spareribs?
Answer: As many ways as there are cooks/homemakers.
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SWEET AND SOUR SPARERIBS
1 lb. sparerib, cut into small pieces
3 tbsps. soya sauce salt
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1/2 cup cold water
2 tbsps. white vinegar juice of 1 lemon
3 heaping tbsps. sugar
1 heaping tbsp. cornstarch iced in a little cold water
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BARBECUED SWEET AND SOUR SPARERIBS
3-4 lbs. spareribs
1 onion
1/2 tsp. chili powder
3/4 tsp. celery seed
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 cup catsup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3/4 cup vinegar
Broil spareribs on both sides until meat loses its redness. Put into a roasting pan. Slice onion among ribs.
Combine all over ingredients for sauce, heat to boiling then pour over ribs.
Bake covered for 2 /12 hours at 350 degrees F., basting every hour to so.
Remove cover and bake an additional half hour. Serve with rice.
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SWEET AND SOUR SPARERIBS
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3/4 cup clear vinegar
2 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
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SWEET AND SOUR SPARERIBS
2 lbs. spareribs
1 medium onion
2 tbsps. fat
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tbsps. vinegar
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsps. brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1 cup chili sauce or ketchup salt and pepper to taste
Cut spareribs into serving portions. Place in baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Chop onion and brown in fat, lemon juice, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, water, chili sauce and salt and pepper. Cook slowly for 20 minutes.
Pour over spareribs and continue baking for one hour. Serves four.