Schweinsteak

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 4 lbs spareribs, cracked in center
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 1/2 cups broth
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 whole cloves
• 3 whole allspice
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 set out a heavy skillet and a roasting pan having a tight fitting
• 2 cover.
• 3 cut the ribs into serving-size pieces.
• 4 coat meat evenly with a mixture of the next three ingredients, flour, salt, and pepper.
• 5 pour the cooking oil in the heavy skillet. add the ribs to the oil and brown slowly on both sides.
• 6 while the meat is browning, prepare the meat broth.
• 7 add the next 10 (from ketchup to the garlic clove), ingredients to the broth mixture. finely chop the onion.
• 8 put the meat into the roasting pan.
• 9 pour the broth mixture over the browned ribs.
• 10 add the chopped onion.
• 11 cover and put in a 350 degree f.
• 12 oven for about 1-1/2 hours, or until the ribs are tender.
• 13 with a slotted spoon, remove meat from pan to a warm serving platter.
• 14 set aside to keep warm while preparing the sauce. for sauce: if necessary, skim excess fat from cooking liquid.
• 15 strain the liquid and pour into a small saucepan.
• 16 mix the 1/4 cup of water and 2 tablespoons of flour in a screw top jar.
• 17 cover jar tightly and shake until mixture is well blended.
• 18 bring liquid in saucepan to boiling; stirring constantly, slowly pour 1/2 of the flour mixture into the cooking liquid.
• 19 bring to boiling.
• 20 gradually add the remaining flour mixture. bring sauce to boiling after each addition.
• 21 cook 3 to 5 minutes.
• 22 spoon or pour about 1/2 of the hot sauce over spareribs on the platter.
• 23 serve remaining sauce in a gravy boat if desired.
• 24 serve ribs with spaetzle.