Dr Pepper Pineapple Spare Ribs

Yield: 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

• 8-10 boneless pork spare ribs
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits
• 1 (12 ounce) can Dr Pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup medium Pace Picante sauce
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Trim most of the fat from ribs. Arrange ribs in the bottom of a 12 inch Dutch oven.
3. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Sprinkle bell pepper, onions and pineapple evenly over ribs.
4. In a large bowl stir together the remaining ingredients including the reserved pineapple juice and pour over ribs.
5. Cover Dutch oven and bake for 2 hours or until ribs are tender. Turn and baste ribs in oven juices carefully every 1/2 hour.