Dr. Pepper Pineapple Spare Ribs 8-10 boneless pork spare ribs 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 yellow onion, diced 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits 1 (12 ounce) can Dr. Pepper 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 1 cup medium Pace Picante sauce 3/4 cup brown sugar 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Trim most of the fat from ribs. Arrange ribs in the bottom of a 12-inch Dutch oven.
Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Sprinkle bell pepper, onions and pineapple evenly over ribs.
In a large bowl stir together the remaining ingredients including the reserved pineapple juice' pour over ribs. Cover Dutch oven and bake for 2 hours or until ribs are tender. Turn and baste ribs in oven juices carefully every 1/2 hour.
