Chinese-style Honey Spare Ribs
List of Ingredients
Chinese-style Honey Spare Ribs
Somebody asked me a few months ago for a recipe to this. It took me a while to work it out, but here it is.
Spare ribs are the larger rib pieces that attach to the pork belly. They're cut away from the part used for bacon, so they're "spare." These are not smoked, but cooked slowly with a sweet glaze. You can't eat many of these--they're rather rich.
2 racks spare ribs, 3-4 pounds each
Marinade ingredients:
2 Tbs. Chinese black bean sauce
2 Tbs. oyster sauce
4 Tbs. hoisin sauce
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup honey
Pinch cayenne
1/2 tsp. five-spice powder
2 Tbs. dark rum
Recipe
1. Remove excess fat from the ribs, and cut shallow slits (the way you would for a ham) all over the rack with a sharp knife.
2. Combine all the marinade ingredients. Rub the marinade liberally all over the ribs, and wrap them in plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Marinate in the refrigerator six hours to overnight.
3. An hour before cooking, remove the ribs from the refrigerator and allow to come up to cool room temperature.
4. Preheat oven to broil. Place the rib racks in a broiler pan. (You might want to cover it with foil, to make cleanup easier). Place the pan in the oven about six inches from the heat source and broil the ribs for about 35 minutes, depending on size. Baste and turn over the ribs four times during the broiling. If they begin looking dry, add a little water to the pan.
5. When ribs are done, remove from pan. Cut apart and serve immediately. Save any sauce from the pan to use as a sauce if you like.
Serves four to six.
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