Recipe and source notes

Barbecued Spare Ribs

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (910 g) pork spare ribs
  • ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 oz) soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sake
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon of freshly ground white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons pork stock
  • Freshly-ground black pepper and salt to taste
  • 2 teaspoons cumin (optional)

Make it step by step

  1. Place spare ribs in a large baking dish in one layer. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over spare ribs and coat on both sides. Marinate overnight, basting occasionally.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 °F. Place a large, shallow roasting pan on the oven bottom. Fill with 0.5 in water. Place spare ribs on a roasting rack.
  3. Roast ribs for 45 minutes.
  4. Raise oven temperature to 450 °F, and roast for 15 more minutes.
  5. Serve hot or cold.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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