OVEN-ROASTED HONEY AND APPLE RIBS3 pounds country-style ribs FOR THE SAUCE:1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium) 2 cloves garlic, minced I tablespoon cooking oil 3/4 cup bottles chili sauce 1/2 cup apple juice or apple cider 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard Place ribs in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for I hour. Drain off fat. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a medium saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot oil until tender Stir us chili sauce, apple juice, honey, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard. Bing to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. (You should have about 1 1/2 cups sauce.) Spoon 1/3 cup of the sauce over the ribs. Bake, covered, for 45 to 60 minutes more or until tender, turning ribs and spooning 1/3 cup more of the sauce over ribs after 25 minutes. Heat remaining sauce and pass with ribs. Servings: 4 Adapted from source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 75th Anniversary Limited Edition by Better Homes and Gardens
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