Chinese Take-out Barbecued Spareribs

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (1 inch) knob fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 4 lbs lamb spareribs, trimmed of excess fat
• plum sauce, for serving

Recipe

• 1 combine the soy sauce, hoisin, honey, rice vinegar, garlic and ginger in a large zip-top bag.
• 2 place the spareribs in the bag, and shake to coat.
• 3 let the ribs marinate in the refrigerator overnight, or for 3 hours at room temperature.
• 4 preheat the oven to 375º.
• 5 place a rack in a roasting pan, and fill the pan with 1 inch of water. set the ribs on the rack and roast for 45 minutes, turning and basting frequently with the marinade. raise the oven temperature to 450º and continue to roast for another 15 minutes.
• 6 remove the ribs from the oven and cool until they can be handled. cut into individual ribs and brush on more marinade. return to the oven for another 15 minutes until they are crispy and brown.
• 7 serve hot or room temperature with plum sauce.
• 8 make ahead: these ribs can be made up to 8 hours ahead and refrigerated. reheat at 300º for 10 minutes.