Lee's spare ribs & apple dressing
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | pounds | Pork spare ribs |
| 1 | cup | Celery,chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | cups | Cornbread cubes |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Rosemary,crushed |
| Pepper | ||
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| 1 | Onion,chopped | |
| 1 | Apple,small,3/4\" pieces | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Sage |
| Salt | ||
| 3 | tablespoons | Chili sauce |
Directions
1. Place ribs on a rack in a 13x9x2-inch pan or baking dish; add water.
2. Cover tightly; bake in preheated 350'F. oven 1½ hours. 3. Meantime, cook celery and onion in butter in a large skillet 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Add apple pieces; continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes longer. 5. Stir in cornbread cubes, sage and rosemary. 6. Remove ribs from pan; season with salt and pepper. 7. Pour off and reserve drippings; add ½ cup drippings to bread mixture; tossing lightly to combine. 8. Shape dressing into 4 equal mounds; place on a rack in the baking dish.
9. Combine chili sauce with 3 tablespoon drippings; brush both sides of ribs.
10. Place ribs on top of dressing mounds; bake, uncovered, 30 minutes, brushing with remaining sauce after 15 minutes.