ELECTRIC KITCHEN

Sweet-sour ribs
are an easy meal

"The Electric Kitchen" airing in the first half of July features "Picnic Foods" by guest demonstrator Charlotte Kawazoe.

"Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16. All the recipes from the show are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Easy Sweet-Sour Spareribs

5 pounds spareribs, in 1-1/2 inch pieces
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks, with liquid
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2-1/2 tablespoons water

In a large pot, combine spareribs, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and garlic. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer 45 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper and pineapple. Cook 15 more minutes. Combine cornstarch and water; stir into sparerib mixture. Cook until mixture thickens. Serves 8.

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