Have an Amazing Anniversary, NICOLE and JAMES!

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. . . and  the most amazing UKRAINIAN PORK RIBS

PORK RIBS with Tangy BEETS

            From Bohdan Zahny’s THE BEST OF UKRAINIAN CUISINE

2 lbs pork ribs

1 tbsp diced salt pork

2 tbsp butter

2 onions

2 tbsp flour

1 lb beets

½ cup vinegar

½ cup water (or vegetable stock if you have it)

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

·        Cut pork ribs apart.

·        Chop onions finely.

·        Cut beets into matchsticks.  (Julienne.)

·        Start oven preheating to 350.

·        Fry ribs on both sides in salt pork and butter.  (Takes 5 minutes.)  Remove ribs from pan.

·        Add onion.  Fry for 5 minutes.

·        Stir in flour.

·        Add beets.

·        Stir in vinegar, water, salt, and pepper.

·        Put ribs on top of beets.

·        Cover and cook in oven for 50 minutes.

UNBELIEVABLY YUMMY!

Serve with perogies and a Ukrainian cabbage salad (cole slaw). 

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Wishing you much happiness in your new state!