BBQ Pork Spareribs

Peter J's Note:

This is an adaptation of a traditional Chinese recipe suitable for cooking on a barbecue. You will need a barbecue with a hood for best results, or you can do the boring thing and cook in an oven. It has a really nice sauce that goes well over plain rice.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 750 g pork spareribs
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons gingerroot, shredded
• 2 teaspoons garlic, crushed
• 2 small onions, finely diced
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon cornflour

Directions:

1. Blanch ribs in boiling water for two minutes.
2. Mix soy sauce, water, sugar, hoisin sauce, ginger, garlic and diced onion in a small bowl.
3. Place ribs into a lightly oiled baking tray to avoid a mess on your BBQ and pour over the sauce mixture. The tray is also necessary so the sauce can be reserved.
4. Cook for 20 minutes over a low heat with the hood of the BBQ closed.
5. Add the sherry and season with pepper, stir to mix and turn over the ribs.
6. Continue cooking over low temperature with hood down for another 40 minutes, stirring and turning ribs several times.
7. Turn the grill section of the BBQ to high and transfer the ribs to the grill. Cook around 5 minutes a side until they are crisp and well browned.
8. Blend chicken stock and cornflour together.
9. While ribs are grilling add chicken stock and cornflour to sauce mixture, increase temperature and stir until sauce has thickened.
10. Serve over boiled rice with sauce poured over top of ribs.

Reviews

[Vicki in CT]

I have a real problem with this recipe... I didn't double. Really amazing. I guess I'm boring because I did the precook in the oven (didn't want to deplete my propane) and then finished on the grill. I added about one tablespoon of siracha for some zip and highly recommend. I also subbed white wine for the water. Aamazing recipe.

[Kiwi Kathy]

I made this recipe last weekend for Aussie / Kiwi Swap 33. For the length of time it takes to be ready to serve, I can't say that the wait was worth while. I found it a bit tasteless, though the meat was very tender and did literally fall of the bone. My daughter though, loved it and thought it was delicious.

[RecipeNut]

This got rave reviews here! I had a cookout this weekend and everyone loved these spareribs! Not only did I need to give out the recipe to four friends but it was the first to disappear. Next time I make them I will double the recipe. Folowed the recipe exactly! Great recipe Peter!