Spareribs with Secret Chinese Barbeque Sauce

Description
This barbecue sauce creates a wonderful aroma as guests arrive for dinner. Spread it across any meat or seafood you plan to barbecue, broil or roast, it adds a unique flavor. Secret Chinese Barbecue Sauce can be made in large quantities and stored indefinitely in the refrigerator.

Notes: Pork baby back ribs and lamb ribs are also terrific cooked this way.

Ingredients

 * 3 pounds spareribs

Sauce

 * 5 tbsp hoisin sauce
 * 3 tbsp plum sauce
 * 2 tbsp oyster sauce
 * 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
 * 2 tbsp honey
 * 1 tbsp dry sherry
 * 1 tbsp peanut oil
 * 1 tsp Chinese chili sauce
 * ½ tsp five-spice powder
 * 1 tbsp finely minced garlic
 * 1 tbsp finely minced fresh ginger

Advance Preparation

 * 1) Have butcher trim cartilate and bone from the top of spareribs.
 * 2) Cut off the flap of meat on underside of ribs.  Also on the underside is a tough white membrane; using a sharp pointed knife, loosen membrane along the bone at one edge, then gripping membrane with a paper towel, pull it away.
 * 3) Combine ingredients for barbecue sauce.
 * 4) Makes approximately 1¼ cups.

Roasting Spareribs

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Line a large baking pan with foil.  Coat a wire rack with cooking spray, then place rack in baking ran.
 * 3) Rub spareribs on both sides with barbecue sauce and place on the rack, meat side up.
 * 4) Bake till meat begins to shrink away from the ends of the bones, about 1 hour.
 * 5) Cut into individual ribs.
 * 6) Serve hot or at room temperature.
 * 7) Serves 6-8 as an appetizer or picnic dish; 2 as an entree with a salad.