Mom's Barbecue Top-Of-Stove Braising Ribs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef short ribs with bones
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 (6 ounce) package onion soup mix
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1 tablespoon salt

Directions

1. 1

   Separate ribs into bite sized pieces.

2. 2

   Brown them in oil in a heavy frying pan or dutch oven.

3. 3

   Combine all sauce ingredients and pour over ribs.

4. 4

   Cover and simmer in the stove-top pan or dutch oven (or in a roaster in the oven at 325 F for about 1 3/4 hours.

5. 5

   Stir occasionally to make sure all ribs are well coated with sauce.