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Sweet & Savory Country Ribs

Serves 6

3 to 4 pounds of lean country ribs

1 bottle of Teriyaki Baste and Glaze

3 green onions cut into 1 inch strips

1/3 of one bell pepper cut into thin 1 inch strips

½ of 1 small onion slivered

1 jar of pimentos (drained)

Garlic salt

Lemon pepper

Oil

Nonstick cook spray

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees.

PREP 1:

Coat an 11 X 14" pan (I use Pyrex) with nonstick spray and set aside.

PREP 2:

Wash ribs in hot water rubbing the bone cuts to remove any bone spurs. Lay out on cutting board and season both sides lightly with garlic salt and lemon pepper. Lay ribs single file into prepared baking dish.

DRIZZLE ribs with ¼ cup Teriyaki Baste and Glaze. Cover pan top with foil and seal tightly.

BAKE for 1 hour 15 minutes. Test ribs for doneness with a fork – extra thick ribs may need an extra half hour.

PREP 3:

Meanwhile, add a small pool of oil to a sauce pan and put over medium heat. Add in onions, green onions and peppers season lightly with garlic salt and lemon pepper. Cook until onions and peppers are soft but slightly crisp. Spoon veggies out of oil draining off as much oil as you can and put into a small bowl. Stir in pimentos. Pour the rest of the bottle of Teriyaki Baste and Glaze – about one cup – over veggies and stir well.

REMOVE ribs from oven and drain off pork fat or transfer to serving dish. Spoon sweet and savory glazed veggies over ribs.

SERVE hot with extra baste and glaze.

NOTES: This is a flavorful and easy way to make some killer ribs. These are gorgeous on the table and sweet and tangy on the tongue. Also by draining off the fat they are pretty lean too. Find Teriyaki Baste and Glaze in the oriental section of your grocery store.

GRILLERS: You can cook these in the oven for an hour and then toss them on the grill for 30 minutes on low heat to give then an awesome smoky taste. Then transfer them back into your pan and douse with the veggie glaze. I don't recommend glazing them on the grill – this sauce is thick and sweet and it burns in a flash.

What to serve with them? I like to serve Rice Pilaf (recipe in Potatoes & Rice) with these ribs and a veggie like English peas, green bean or buttered carrots. Apple cinnamon muffins go great too. See recipe in the Bread section.