Spareribs ala Paysanne

Ingredients

3 lbs spareribs

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/3 cup oil

4 cups toasted bread cubes

2 cup diced and peeled apples

2 tsp chopped parsley

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp sage

2 tbsp sage

Directions

Divide ribs in equal size length

Place 1/2 ribs (hollow side up) on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.

Saute onion and celery in oil until the onion is transparent.

In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Add sauted veggies and toss together lightly. Fill hollow in ribs with stuffing. Cover with the remaining 1/2 ribs (hollow side down).

Tie ribs together.

Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper.

Cover with foil

Bake at 350F until almost tender (roughly 1 1/2 hours)

Uncover and bake until tender and crisp, roughly another 40 minutes.