Title: English sweet and sour ribs
 Categories: Beef, Meats, Main dish
      Yield: 5 Servings
 
      3 lb Chuck Short Ribs *
    3/4 c  Unbleached All-purpose Flour
      2 ts Seasoned Salt
      1 ts Pepper
    1/2 c  Cooking Oil
      2 c  Sliced Onion
  1 1/2 c  Hot Water
      8 ea Heaping T Dark Brown Sugar
    1/3 c  Catsup
    1/4 c  Red Wine Vinegar
      2 ea Cloves Garlic, Minced
      2 ea Large Bay Leaves
 
  *  Short ribs should be meaty and cut in the English cut.
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  ~-- Trim excess fat from short ribs.  Combine flour, seasoned salt
  and pepper; dredge shrot ribs.  Brown ribs in oil on all sides in
  Dutch oven.  Remove meat from pan.  Add onions and cook until golden
  brown.  Place ribs on top of onions.  Combine water, brown sugar,
  catsup, vinegar, garlic and bay leaves; pour over ribs.  Cover and
  bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 2 1/2 hours.  Remove bay
  leaves before serving.