Ribs with Plum Sauce Recipe

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I found the recipe for this tangy-sweet basting sauce when a surplus of plums sent me searching for new ideas to use all the fruit. In summer, I like to finish the ribs on the grill, brushing on the sauce, after first baking them in the oven. — Marie Hoyer, Hodgenville, Kentucky

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Ribs with Plum Sauce Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1-1/2 hours

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

5 to 6 pounds pork spareribs
3/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
3/4 cup plum jam or apricot preserves
3/4 cup honey
2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced

Directions

Cut ribs into serving-size pieces; place with bone side down on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until ribs are tender; drain.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; baste with some of the marinade. Bake at 350° or grill over medium heat, uncovered, 30 minutes longer, turning and basting occasionally. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (13 ounces) equals 948 calories, 53 g fat (20 g saturated fat), 213 mg cholesterol, 2,005 mg sodium, 61 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 55 g protein.

Originally published as Ribs with Plum Sauce in Taste of Home August/September 1997, p31