Just ribbing

What's a better way to celebrate the summer solstice than by having a barbecue. If how ever you still have to work and waiting for Saturday to get your hands around some delicious fall of the bone finger licking ribs can not wait. There is a way to get your fill until then.

you will need:
6-8 pork or beef ribs
1/2-cup of ketchup
1-tsp- balsamic vinegar
2-cloves garlic minced
3- sprigs Thyme
1-tsp sugar or Splenda
1-tbsp hot sauce
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. In a pot put the ribs and add the vinegar, sugar, garlic, thyme, salt, hot sauce and half the ketchup. Combine well. Place ribs in an aluminum lined pan and bake for 1 1/2 hour. Add the rest of the ketchup and cook an additional 1/2 hour or more depending on your oven. You will have ribs that are fall off the bone delicious. Granted, it won't be like on an open flame, but these ribs you can make anytime and no mother nature to battle either.

Happy Eatiing!