Hearty Ribs And Beans

• 3 to 3-1/2 pounds country-style pork spareribs
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) tomato sauce
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1-1/2 cups thinly sliced celery
• 1 sweet red pepper, thinly sliced

1. Place ribs in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; add water. Cover and bake at 350u0b0 for 1-1/2 hours. Drain, reserving liquid; skim fat. Set ribs aside.
2. Add enough water to liquid to equal 1 cup; place in a saucepan. Add the tomato sauce, soup mix, brown sugar, mustard and hot sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes; reserve 1/2 cup.
3. To the remaining sauce, add the beans, celery and red pepper. Pour into the baking dish; add ribs. Pour reserved sauce over ribs. Cover and bake for 45 minutes.

countrystyle pork spareribs, water, tomato sauce, onion soup, brown sugar, mustard, hot pepper, beans, kidney beans, celery, sweet red pepper

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/hearty-ribs-and-beans/ (may not work)