Sweet N Sassy Chinese Ribs Recipes

TAKEOUT-STYLE CHINESE SPARE RIBS

Steps:

• Mix together the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, five-spice powder, garlic, ginger and food coloring in a metal, non-reactive bowl. Pour the marinade into a large zip-top bag, reserving 1/2 cup on the side for basting later. Add the ribs to the bag and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 3 hours, though longer is better and overnight is ideal.
• Heat a charcoal or gas grill to 275 degrees F for direct and indirect grilling.
• Remove the ribs from the marinade (discard the marinade) and place onto a wire rack. Place the rack directly on the cooler side of the grill. Cook until the meat is very tender, basting with the reserved marinade 3 times during the cooking process, 2 to 3 hours.
• Drizzle the ribs with honey, move them to the direct heat side and quickly char each rib to caramelize.

SWEET AND SASSY SPARERIBS

Steps:

• 1. adjust oven rack 6 inches from broiler. Preheat broiler to high
• 2. Line baking sheet with foil. Cut rack into indivdual ribs and lay meaty side down close together but not touching
• 3. In small bowl combine remaining ingredients, Spoon 1/3 sauce over ribs
• 4. Broil 10 min. Turn ribs meaty side up and spoon 1/3 sauce over ribs.
• 5. Broil 6 min. then spoon over the remaining sauce over ribs. Broil for an additional 4 min or till ribs are crispy and done
• 6. Enjoy

CHINESE-STYLE BARBECUED RIBS

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, mince garlic and scallions. Add hoisin, ketchup, honey, soy sauce, rice wine or vodka, rice vinegar and five-spice powder. Process until well blended. Taste for sweetness; the mixture should be sweet like barbecue sauce, not candy. Adjust the taste with honey, soy sauce and vinegar.
• Set aside 1/3 cup marinade for basting. Transfer remaining marinade to a container or pan large enough to hold the ribs, or to large resealable plastic bags. Add ribs and turn until well coated. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, and up to 2 days, turning occasionally in the marinade.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Set up a rimmed baking sheet (or two) with an oven-safe wire rack that fits inside, the kind you'd use for cooling cookies. Line the bottoms of the pans with foil or nonstick baking mats. Place the racks inside the pans and place the empty pans on the bottom rack of the oven. Pour in hot water until it comes about halfway up the sides of the pan. (Do not skip the water: The steam helps cook the meat to the right tenderness.)
• When the oven is hot, remove the ribs from the marinade and place on the racks, meaty side up. Bake without basting, 1 hour for baby back ribs, 2 hours for St. Louis style ribs. Check the water level occasionally to make sure it hasn't cooked off.
• Remove ribs from the oven and raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees. Pour off any water from the baking sheet and return the ribs to the racks. (Alternatively, you can finish the ribs on a medium-hot grill; see below.)
• Return ribs to the oven and roast (or grill), basting 2 or 3 times with reserved marinade, for 20 to 30 minutes (less time for baby backs, more for spareribs). Watch the ribs carefully to make sure that the edges don't burn, and don't baste them too close to the end; they should be dry and sticky, not wet on the surface.
• Use a big knife to cut between the bones, making sure that each rib has meat on both sides. Mound on a platter, sprinkle with scallions and cilantro, and serve immediately.

CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR SPARE RIBS

Steps:

• Combine pork ribs, soy sauce, 1 teaspoon rice wine, and salt in a large bowl. Marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a wok or deep saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook ribs in the hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Bring remaining 1 teaspoon rice wine, sugar, and water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in ribs; reduce heat and simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Stir in black vinegar. Increase heat to high; cook and stir until sauce thickens and coats the ribs, 1 to 2 minutes.

SUPER EASY CHINESE SWEET N' SOUR RIBS

Steps:

• Boil about 1 L of water in a pot, or enough to cover the ribs.
• Carefully drop the ribs in the boiling water, stir til outside browns, roughly 1 minute (this is to clean out the blood in the ribs so your sauce won't have the 'foamy stuff' later).
• Drain ribs, put in a medium sized pot big enough for the ribs to be layed down in one layer. A deeper pan will work too.
• Add rice wine, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and water in the pot (you don't need to follow the measurements, I usually take a ladle and use 1 ladle of rice wine, 2 vinegar 3 sugar etc).
• Bring to a boil for about 10 minutes then reduce to a simmer.
• Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is very dark and almost dry or to your desired thickness, roughly half an hour.
• Be careful not to dry all the sauce out, the sauce will reduce much quicker in the final stage, so keep an eye on it.
• Serve with steamed rice and stir fried veggies for a great Chinese meal!

SWEET-SASSY SPARERIBS

Steps:

• 1. Adjust oven rack to 6 inches from broiler. Preheat broiler to high
• 2. line large shallow bakingpan with heavy_duty aluminum foil. cut racksinto individual ribs and arrange ribs meaty side down,close together but not touching.
• 3. in small bowl;combine remaining ingredients;stir well.Spoo 1/3 sauce over ribs
• 4. Broil 10mins.Turn ribs meatyside up and spoon on additional 1/3 sauce
• 5. Broil ribs 6 mins;then spoon on remaining 1/3 sauce; broil an additional 4 min or until ribs are crispy and done.

SWEET 'N SASSY CHINESE RIBS

Steps:

• Marinade:.
• Whisk together all marinade ingredients.
• Place ribs in a shallow roasting pan in a single layer.
• Pour the marinade over the ribs.
• Turn ribs to coat evenly.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, turning ribs occasionally.
• Preheat gas grill.
• Remove from refrigerator and allow ribs to stand at room temperature for 45 to 60 minutes.
• Drain the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Boil for a full minute then set aside.
• Place ribs on preheated gas grill rib side down & grill over indirect medium heat.
• Grill until meat has pulled back from the ends of the bones approximately 2 hours.
• During the last 20 minutes of grilling time, baste generously with the reserved marinade.
• Remove ribs from grill and let rest 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

SWEET 'N SASSY CHINESE RIBS

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE MARINADE: In a medium bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients.Place the ribs in a single layer in a large roasting pan. Pour the marinade over the ribs. Turn the ribs to coat them evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, turning the ribs occasionally.Allow the ribs to stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before grilling. Drain the ribs and reserve the marinade. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and boil for 1 full minute. Set aside.Grill the ribs, rib side down, over Indirect Medium heat until the meat is very tender and has pulled back from the ends of the bones, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. During the last 20 minutes of grilling time, baste generously with the marinade. Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing into individual ribs. Serve warm.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

SWEET N SASSY BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• mix all ingreadients together in a bowl and wisk together until smooth. Heat over medium low for about 2-3 minutes while stirring. (just makes ingreadients blend better) Take a taste of the barbecue sauce, add whats needed to fit your style! ENJOY! :).