Chinese Char SiuRibs
October 6, 2014 by babso2you
I love Chinese Barbecued Pork Spare Ribs. I thought that for today I would share a simple, easy recipe for Char Siu ribs with you! Char Siu is Cantonese and means Barbecued Marinated Pork. These take about a half hour of prep work, and four hours to marinate, and a little over three hours to cook. Here is a preview…
Preview
Are you ready to head into the kitchen?
Ingredients
Pork Spare Ribs (you can use baby back if you prefer but spare ribs have more meat on them)
1/2 cup of Hoisin Sauce
1/2 cup of bourbon
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup dark soy sauce
2 TBS sesame oil
2 TBS Tapatio hot sauce
2 TBS powdered ginger
2 TBS onion powder
1 TBS garlic powder
1 TBS 5 Spice powder
1 tsp red food coloring (Optional)
The first thing that I do is take the side of spare ribs and cut them into individual pieces. Set these aside.
In a zipper bag combine the rest of the ingredients, shaking the bag well to get the powdered parts incorporated. Reserve about 2/3 of a cup of this marinade. Add the pork ribs to remaining marinade in the bag. Let the ribs marinate for four hours. Take the ribs out of the refrigerator one hour before cooking.
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees (107C). Take a large baking pan with an edge and fill the pan half way with water. Then lay a rack over the pan.
The pan is ready
Place the ribs on the rack fat side up.
Marinated ribs are positioned and ready for the oven!
Carefully place this in the oven and let this bake for three hours. Over the last half hour baste the ribs three times with the reserved marinade.
Baste the ribs
Now to give this a bit of a crunch set the oven to broil and baste one final time. Set just below the broiler and keep an eye on them so that they do not burn! This will cause the sugars to caramelize a bit. Remove from the oven and serve!
Ribs are ready!
I like to have this with a good fried rice and fresh vegetables that are steamed or stir fried!
Let me know if you try this recipe! I hope you do as it is very tasty! And, they make good cold leftovers!
Thanks for stopping by and be well!
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18 Responses
on August 4, 2015 at 3:04 pm | Reply Conor’s Chilli and Honey Ribs – Tasty Tuesday | Life in the Foothills
[…] for Tasty Tuesday! Today I will be featuring pork ribs. I was actually going to make these ribs Chinese style, but discovered I did not have the hoisin sauce to do […]
on March 6, 2015 at 4:24 pm | Reply
Deral McKeelI can’t see in the recipe what the amount of ribs that are required. Cooking for one I must (usually) cut a recipe by 1/2. 1/3 or 1/4. Thanks.
on March 7, 2015 at 7:14 am | Reply
babso2youThese are really good. I usually buy pre-packaged ribs. I think the package is 1/2 a side. Spare ribs work better than baby back because there is more meat. You can also try the marinade on pork roast…
on October 10, 2014 at 8:54 am | Reply
babso2youThey are fabuloso! Please let me know if you try the recipe! Guaranteed to please you and your family! 🙂
on October 7, 2014 at 12:57 pm | Reply
Conor BofinBarb, you are killing me here. They look awesome. The long marination and the slow cooking must make them delicious.
Great job.
Best,
Conoron October 8, 2014 at 7:31 am | Reply
babso2youThey are amazing ribs! The water in the pan under the rack keeps them moist as does the slow cooking! The aromas in the house are to die for, and your household will think you have spent hours creating this great creation! Thanks Conor and be well!
on October 6, 2014 at 4:12 pm | Reply
babso2youVery tasty indeed! Makes for good leftovers, and a nice addition to fried rice, cut into pieces of course!
on October 6, 2014 at 11:25 am | Reply
PJThese look great, and having some bourbon in the recipe can only be a plus. Thanks for sharing.
on October 6, 2014 at 4:14 pm | Reply
babso2youThe bourbon is a nice addition, but it is the 5 spice powder that really makes this dish!
on October 6, 2014 at 10:55 am | Reply
LadyPinkRoseMy mouth is watering. OH do these look good! Thank you for the simple instructions. Love, Amy
on October 6, 2014 at 4:14 pm | Reply
babso2youThey are lovely! Let me know if you try the recipe!
on October 6, 2014 at 6:29 pm
LadyPinkRoseI will. 🙂 (((HUGS)))
on October 6, 2014 at 10:19 am | Reply
YinglanThe instruction is so detailed, definitely a recipe I have to try.
on October 6, 2014 at 4:14 pm | Reply
babso2youThey are tasty! Let me know if you try these! 🙂
on October 6, 2014 at 9:10 am | Reply
TrishGreat instructions! Looks simple and really yummy. Thanks for posting!
on October 6, 2014 at 9:12 am | Reply
babso2youThank you Trish! The aromas in the house when these go into the oven are immediate and amazing! These are good as leftovers to use the meat in Fried Rice, or just to eat the ribs cold!
Deral McKeel
PJ
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