Five Spice Short Ribs With Hoisin Barbecue Sauce Food

STICKY FIVE-SPICE SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.
• Mix together sherry, oyster sauce, and brown sugar until evenly combined; set aside. Pat ribs dry with a paper towel and season well with salt and five-spice powder.
• Place a 3-quart Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed, shallow pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium heat and add oil. When oil starts to smoke, add ribs and sear until well browned, about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove ribs to a plate and set aside. Discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings, return pan to stove, and add garlic, ginger, and chile and cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in reserved sherry mixture and bring to a simmer.
• Return ribs to pan and bring to a simmer. Cover and transfer to oven to cook, turning occasionally, until meat is knife tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Increase oven to 400 degrees F and cook, covered, until ribs are sticky, about 30 more minutes.

FIVE-SPICE SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut ribs in individual sections, each with one piece of bone.
• Combine wine, Worcestershire sauce, stock, soy sauce, tangerine peel, sugar, chili paste, five-spice powder, ginger and garlic in a heavy 4- to 5-quart ovenproof saucepan or casserole. Bring to simmer, add ribs and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Cover and place in oven. Cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until meat is fork-tender. Remove ribs to a platter, trying to keep a bone in each piece, and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Strain cooking liquid, and degrease. Return to saucepan, and boil down until reduced by half, to about 1 1/2 cups. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Over very low heat, whisk in butter bit by bit. Pour sauce over ribs, and serve.

SLOW-COOKER HOISIN RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread pork ribs on a baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
• Whisk hoisin sauce, sugar, soy sauce, white wine, tomato paste, garlic, chili-garlic sauce, and five-spice powder together in a bowl.
• Grease a slow cooker insert with cooking spray. Transfer pork ribs to the pot. Cover evenly with hoisin sauce mixture.
• Cook on Low, stirring halfway through, until pork ribs are tender, about 8 hours.

FIVE-SPICE SHORT RIBS WITH HOISIN BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Score the meaty side of the ribs with a knife in a diamond pattern.
• Combine rub ingredients in a bowl. Rub into all sides of ribs. Refrigerate 2-4 hours.
• Prepare a charcoal grill with an indirect grill setup - put hot coals on outside of grill, leaving a cool center zone, with a drip pan in the center. Place ribs over the drip pan. Place a handful of hardwood chips on each pile of coals. Position the lid with the vent holes centered over the meat, and mostly closed to get about 250°F.
• In a medium saucepan, combine hoisin sauce, rice wine, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, ketchup, garlic, ginger and scallion. Heat over medium flame; simmer 10 minutes.
• About 15 minutes before the meat is finished, brush sauce onto meat. Meat is done when bones are exposed by about 1/4", about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.