Shelly's Recipe

COUNTRY-STYLE RIBS & BEAN BAKE

Category: Casseroles - Pork

3 lbs country-style pork ribs
1/2 cup water
1 can tomato sauce (15 oz)
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce or to taste
1 can great northern beans (16 oz) -- rinsed and drained
1 can red kidney beans (16 oz) -- rinsed and drained
1 rib celery -- diced
1/2 medium red or green pepper -- diced

Preheat oven to 350. Place ribs in 13x9x2 baking pan with water; cover tightly (if using a pan with a cover, insert a layer of foil to seal). Bake 1 hour; remove ribs to a plate, reserving cooking liquid in a measuring cup.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine tomato sauce, soup mix, brown sugar, mustard and Tabasco; cook slowly 10 minutes. Add enough hot water to pan juices to make 1 cup; stir into sauce. In same baking pan, combine beans, celery and pepper, plus all but 1/2 cup of sauce; mix well. Place ribs on top; pour remaining sauce evenly over ribs. Cover tightly; bake 30-35 minutes or until tender. Serves 4