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Barbecued Beef Ribs

from Crisco.com

6 Servings

Ingredients:

3 pounds beef chuck flat ribs 
2 teaspoons salt 
1/2 teaspoon pepper 
1/4 cup CRISCO all-vegetable shortening or 
1/4 CRISCO stick 
1/2 cup chopped green pepper 
1/2 cup finely chopped onion 
1/2 cup chopped celery 
1/2 cup cider vinegar 
1/4 cup catsup 
1/4 cup packed brown sugar 
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 
1/2 teaspoon chili powder 
2 lemon slices 
Green pepper ring

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Cut ribs into 2-rib pieces. Sprinkle both sides of ribs with salt and pepper. Place ribs meaty-side-up in a shallow roasting pan. Bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes, turning once; drain.

Melt Crisco in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add green pepper, onion, and celery, and cook untill onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Blend in vinegar, catsup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and chili powder. Add lemon slices. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; set aside.

Reserve lemon slices, then spoon half of the sauce over ribs. Cover and continue baking for 30 minutes, basting once. Turn ribs meaty-side-up; baste with remaining sauce. Cover and bake, basting several times, for 1 hour longer or until meat is tender. Garnish with reserved lemon slices and a green pepper ring.

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