spare ribs

Spareribs & Sauerkraut Makes 8 servings Ingredients 6-7 pounds pork loin country-style spareribs Salt and pepper 3 pounds prepared sauerkraut 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped cooking apples, such as Yellow Delicious or Granny Smith 3/4 cup coarsely chopped onion 8 whole cloves 2-4 TB brown sugar 1/4...

I'd like to try slow-cooking dry rub ribs. I've found recipes that sound great but all use brown sugar. Sugar is out for me (hence dry rub rather than BBQ) but I'm wondering if it's absolutely essential for proper cooking? Thanks...

Last week, for a work pot luck, I made 4 racks of prok spareribs. They came out very good, and my fellow workers have let me know that anytime I feel like making them again, they'll pitch in the money to buy hte ingredients. There are those hwo will state that my technique is not true...