Maryland Country Ribs

Ingredients:

4 pounds pork spareribs

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 1/4 cups tomato ketchup

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup chili sauce

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).Rub pork spareribs with garlic salt and pepper. Set aside.In a medium saucepan, combine ketchup, brown sugar, chili sauce, vinegar, hot pepper sauce and lemon juice. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Set aside ½ cup of the sauce for serving.Arrange ribs, bone-side down in a shallow roasting pan with a rack; baste with the sauce. Bake for 2 to 2½ hours, turning and basting with the sauce every 30 minutes. Serve with reserved sauce and plenty of napkins.

Makes 6 servings.