Sweet-Sour Spareribs

Ingredients:
• 3 1/2 pounds spareribs
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup chicken bouillon
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 small onion flakes – thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 11 ounces can mandarin oranges – drained
• 1 medium green pepper – cut into chunks

Directions:
Cut spareribs into serving-size pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on rack in shallow baking pan. Roast in 400 F oven for 15 minutes. Turn and brown other side. Drain fat and put ribs in slow-cooking pot. Combine bouillon with brown sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce. Pour over ribs in pot. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. turn control to high. Add onion. Dissolve cornstarch in small amount of cold water; stir into pot. Cover and cook on high another 10 to 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in oranges and green pepper. Cover and cook 5 minutes. Serve over cooked rice or crisp Chinese noodles.