Guava and Chinese Five Spice Pork Spare Ribs
Heat up your night with these pork spare ribs flavored with the sweetness of guava and exotic flavor of Chinese Five Spice.
Ingredients
- 4 lbs baby back pork ribs about 4 racks
- 4 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 4 whole star anise toasted and ground in a spice mill
- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 cup sherry
- ½ cup guava nectar
- 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce
- 3 tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger
- 3 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Place ribs in a large roasting pan and pierce meat all over with a fork.
- Sprinkle with Chinese five-spice powder and ground star anise. Rub mixture into the meat. (If preparing in advance, wrap ribs in plastic wrap and hold for up to 24 hours.)
- Whisk remaining ingredients in a sauce pan to blend.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, and cook until reduced by 1/3 and sauce is thickened.
- Cool, then pour sauce over the ribs, turning to coat. Turn ribs meat side down, cover pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Bake ribs, covered, until just tender, about 30 minutes.
- Uncover and turn ribs meat side up; bake until ribs are cooked through, basting occasionally, about 45 minutes.
- Cut meat between bones to separate ribs and serve.