Five-Spice Short Ribs With Hoisin Barbecue Sauce

Submitted by DrGaellon

"From Stephen Raichlen's "Primal Grill"."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 4 lbs beef short ribs, bone in

• Rub

• 2 tablespoons Chinese five spice powder
• 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons white pepper

• Barbecue Sauce

• 1 cup hoisin sauce
• 1⁄3 cup chinese rice wine (Shaoxing) or 1/3 cup dry sherry
• 1⁄3 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar (to taste)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon peeled minced ginger
• 2 scallions, white and green parts minced

directions

1. Score the meaty side of the ribs with a knife in a diamond pattern.
2. Combine rub ingredients in a bowl. Rub into all sides of ribs. Refrigerate 2-4 hours.
3. Prepare a charcoal grill with an indirect grill setup - put hot coals on outside of grill, leaving a cool center zone, with a drip pan in the center. Place ribs over the drip pan. Place a handful of hardwood chips on each pile of coals. Position the lid with the vent holes centered over the meat, and mostly closed to get about 250°F.
4. In a medium saucepan, combine hoisin sauce, rice wine, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, ketchup, garlic, ginger and scallion. Heat over medium flame; simmer 10 minutes.
5. About 15 minutes before the meat is finished, brush sauce onto meat. Meat is done when bones are exposed by about 1/4", about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Reviews

[CabinKat]

This was very good! Different from your average BBQ sauce. I used Pork Country Ribs and let the spices sit on the meat for about an hour. Then I mixed the BBQ sauce and put it on the meat and baked in oven for 3 hours. The ribs came out very tender & the flavor was really nice. I had this with mashed potatoes but feel we should have had some nice chinese noodle instead. Maybe next time. Thanks for posting!!