MOM'S BEST BARBECUED RIBS

Steps:

• Note: you may use Splenda brown sugar blend in place of brown sugar.
• Cut the ribs into sections of 3 or 4 ribs each.
• Place on rack in roasting pan; pour boiling water in bottom of pan. Cover tightly with foil and bake in preheated 300° oven for 2 hours.
• Prepare sauce by melting margarine in a saucepan. Add chopped onion and simmer until tender but not brown.
• Add catsup to onions.
• In a 2-cup measure, mix remaining ingredients, stirring well to dissolve brown sugar.
• Add this to catsup, stirring as you bring it to boil. Turn heat very low and let sauce simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened.
• Remove ribs from roasting pan, place on large foil-lined cookie sheet (for easier cleanup). Brush both sides generously with sauce.
• Turn oven up to 375° and return ribs to oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
• BONUS: Sauce recipe may be doubled or tripled, and remaining sauce can be stored in air-tight jar or bottle in the fridge. It keeps well for up to a month. Mine never lasts that long because I use it on everything.