Chinese-Style Barbecued Spareribs

Name: Chinese-Style Barbecued Spareribs
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 5 pounds, pork spareribs (2 racks, 2 1/2 to 3 pounds each), preferably St. Louis-cut (see note); 8 , black tea bags (see below); 1 1/2 cups, ketchup; 1 cup, soy sauce; 1 cup, hoisin sauce; 1 cup, sugar; 1/2 cup, dry sherry; 6 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons, grated fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons, toasted sesame oil; 1 1/2 teaspoons, cayenne pepper; 1 cup, red currant jelly

7 comments

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2010, America's Test Kitchen TV

We love smoky, tender barbecued ribs. And we love glazed, intensely flavored Chinese ribs. Could we marry the two?

SERVES6

TIME5¼ to 6¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We set out to make tender ribs that were seasoned to the bone, kissed with smoke, and covered with a garlicky, gingery glaze that we’d be happy to lick off our fingers. Before we even started making our recipe for Chinese-Style Barbecued Sp...

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