From http://inthekitchenwithkath.com
Adapted from the recipe in Sunset Cooking for Two
Serves 2 (easily doubles)
1 – 1½ pounds country-style pork ribs (bone-in or boneless)
½ lemon, thinly sliced
½ onion, thinly sliced
Barbecue sauce:
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
¼ teaspoon celery seed
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
½ cup water
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
(¼ teaspoon salt, if needed)
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚.
2. Arrange the ribs in an 8x8-inch pan. Cover with the lemons and then the onions. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
3. While the ribs are baking, make the barbecue sauce. Combine all sauce ingredients (except the ¼ teaspoon of salt) in a sauce pan and cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 5 minutes.
4. Taste the sauce for seasoning, and add the ¼ teaspoon of salt if needed. (It will depend on the saltiness of your brands of ketchup and soy sauce.)
5. After the ribs have baked for 1 hour and 15 minutes, remove the pan from the oven. Discard the lemon and onion slices. Remove the ribs from the pan and pour out the accumulated pan drippings.
6. Return the ribs to the pan and pour the barbecue sauce over the ribs.
7. Bake the ribs, uncovered, for 45 minutes more. Spoon the sauce from the pan over the ribs 2 or 3 times during this 45-minute baking time.