Plum Good Ribs

Amount	Measure	Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5	pounds	pork country-style ribs
1 1/2	teaspoon	seasoned salt
1 1 1/2	teaspoon	seasoned pepper
1 1/2	teaspoon	mustard powder
1 1/2	teaspoon	five-spice powder
1/2	small	sweet onion -- minced fine
1	clove	garlic -- minced fine
1	teaspoon	ginger root -- minced fine
1	tablespoon	olive oil
6	ounces	no salt added tomato paste
1/4	cup	plum sauce
1	tablespoon	rice wine vinegar
1	tablespoon	low sodium soy sauce
1	tablespoon	Dijon mustard
1	tablespoon	molasses

Remove silverskin from back of ribs. Trim and huge pocket of fat. You want some fat as it will melt and keep the meat tender.

Mix salt, pepper, mustard powder and five spice together. Rub onto ribs, cover with plastic wrap, and let them marinate for 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 350°F. Put ribs on a broiler pan or racked pan large enough to spread out single file. Put 1 cup of water into the pan and tightly cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour.

Remove foil and bake for another 1/2 hour.

While ribs are cooking make sauce.

Heat olive oil in saucepan and add onions. Cook until caramelized. Add ginger and garlic and cook a couple minutes more.

Add tomato paste, plum sauce, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, Dijon mustard and molasses. Heat until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Raise heat to 425°F.

Brush ribs with sauce and bake for 15 minutes.

Turn ribs over and brush other side with sauce and bake for 15 minutes.

Serve with additional sauce.

Makes 6 servings.

Per Serving: 701 Calories; 51g Fat (66.0% calories from fat); 45g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 178mg Cholesterol; 695mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 6 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 4 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.