BAKED BARBECUE BEEF SHORT RIBS Recipe

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Ingredients

1 c. ketchup
1/4 c. finely chopped onion
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 drops Tabasco sauce
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
2 tbsp. vinegar
1/2 c. water
3 lbs. short ribs, beef

Preparation

Step 1

Combine ketchup, brown sugar, onion, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco with 1/4 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt in saucepan. Simmer gently 10 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 1/4 teaspoon salt evenly over ribs. Arrange fat side down of ribs in shallow baking pan. Brush with 1/3 of sauce. Place in hot oven, 400 degrees, to brown - 35 to 40 minutes. Baste ribs with sauce 2 or 3 times during browning.

When ribs are brown, brush with remaining sauce and add 1/4 cup water to the pan. Cover tightly - return to oven and bake until tender; about 1 hour.