Chinese Sweet-And-Sour Spareribs from The Clay-Pot Cookbook by Georgia Sales

Ingredients

• ½ cup tomato paste
• 4 pounds country-style spareribs, trimmed of all fat
• 10 pineapple chunks, preferably fresh
• 2 very firm medium-sized tomatoes, quartered
• 1 cup malt vinegar, more if necessary
• 1 green pepper, cut into bite-sized chunks
• 6 small white onions, peeled and quartered
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons salt, more if necessary
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 cup granulated sugar, more if necessary
• Dash of sesame oil
• ½ cup pineapple juice
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• Arrowroot