Spareribs Simmered in Orange Sauce
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INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 315
  • Servings: 4-6
  • 4 lbs. country spare pork ribs
  • 2 Tbls. vegetable oil
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 can (16 ozs.) tomato sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 Cup orange juice
  • 1/3 Cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. shredded orange peel
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 - 2 Tbls. cider vinegar
DIRECTIONS
  1. Trim excess fat from ribs. Cut into individual riblets. Heat oil in large skillet over medium
  2. heat. Add ribs; cook 10 minutes or until well browned on all sides. Remove to plate.
  3. Remove and discard all but 2 Tbls. drippings from skillet. Add onions, cinnamon and cloves.
  4. Cook and stir 4 minutes or until softened.
  5. Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker. Combine tomato mixture, orange juice, sugar, orange peel
  6. and salt in slow cooker. Add ribs; stir to coat. Cover and cook on LOW 5 hours or until ribs are fork-tender.
  7. Remove ribs to plates. Ladle out liquid to medium bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Skim and
  8. discard fat. Stir in vinegar; serve over ribs. Serve with carrots and garnish with orange wedges, if desired.