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Sweet & Sour Spareribs

A savory sweet-and-sour rib dish made with vinegar, catsup, sugar, soy sauce, onions, green peppers, and garlic-boiled, stir-fried, andsimmereduntil bubbly.

Prep15 min
Cook44 min
Serves4 servings
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At the stove

Make the recipe

  1. Boil theribs in4 quarts water; simmer 30 minutes. Drain and dry.
  2. Combinevinegar,catsup, sugar,soy sauce,water, and cornstarch; reserve sauce.
  3. Heattheoilin askillet.
  4. Addthe onions and green peppers; stir-fry 2 minutes.
  5. Add the ribs and chopped garlic.
  6. Stir-fry 10 minutes.
  7. Add thereserved sauce to theskillet.
  8. Cook2 minutes or until bubbly. STYLE:.
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