Sweet and Sour Short Ribs

These are so delicious with some hot basmati rice. The sauce is really a quintessential sweet and sour sauce which would be great with meatballs or other meats... Enjoy! (Adapted from a recipe I found on the Fine Cooking website)

• Ready In: 2 hrs 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  lbs  beef short ribs, cut in 2 to 3 inch pieces
•  flour (for dredging)
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 2  onions, sliced
• 4  cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1  bay leaf
• 1⁄4 cup vinegar
• 3  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup ketchup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. Dredge ribs in flour.
2. Melt margarine in dutch oven and brown ribs on all sides.
3. Remove from pan and drain.
4. Saute onion and garlic til tender.
5. Combine other ingredients and add.
6. Return ribs to pan.
7. Cover and simmer for 2 1/2 hours, longer if necessary.