Pork Spareribs with Apples and Squash

This makes a complete meal. So easy and so delicious. This is sure to become one of your family's favorites.

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Pork Spareribs with Apples and Squash

Recipe Type: Pork, Squash, Apples
Yields: 4 servings
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 hr

Ingredients:

4 pounds pork spareribs, cut into 2-rib portions
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup apple juice
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely-chopped onion
2-3/4 cups apple juice
1/2 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons firmly-packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Salt to taste
2 medium-sized acorn squash
4 large baking apples, peeled, cored and cut into halves

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place pork ribs into a large shallow baking pan, meaty side up. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake approximately 45 minutes or until well browned. Remove from oven and spoon fat from pan; discard fat. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch with apple juice until well blended. Set aside.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; add onions and sauté until soft. Stir in remaining apple juice, cider vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt to taste; bring mixture to a boil. Gradually add cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened. Remove from heat and pour mixture over baked pork ribs. Cover with aluminum foil and bake an additional 60 minutes. Remove from oven.

Cut each acorn squash in half lengthwise and remove fibers and seeds; cut each into 8 wedges. Layer squash over ribs, spooning some of pan juices over them. Return to oven and bake, covered, for another 30 minutes. Add apple quarters and baste again; cover, and bake for an additional 30 minutes or until squash and apples are tender. Remove from pan, reduce liquids if desired. Serve immediately with pan liquids.