Duke City Spare Ribs Adobo

Elanore Radoslovich of Albuquerque created this unusual rib recipe as the first place winner for the New Mexico State Fair.

Recipe Ingredients:

3 pounds pork spareribs
1/2 cup vinegar
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
8 bay leaves, torn
6 cloves garlic, sliced

Cooking Directions:

1. Cut the ribs into individual one or two rib pieces and place in a covered 4 to 5-quart pot.
2. Combine vinegar, soy sauce, pepper, bay leaves and garlic. Pour over ribs. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until ribs are tender (about 1 to 1 1/2 hours).
3. Rearrange ribs occasionally to coat with liquid. If desired, spoon off the grease and serve cooking liquid with ribs.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 653 calories; Protein: 48 grams; Fat: 48 grams; Sodium: 1339 milligrams; Cholesterol: 191 milligrams; Saturated Fat: 18 grams; Carbohydrates: 3 grams; Fiber: 0 grams.

Recipe provided courtesy of National Pork Board.