Chinese Barbequed Spareribs

This is the recipe that is served in all the Chinese restaurants in my area. Serve these as a main course or appetizer.

• Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 932 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons honey
• ½ teaspoon red food coloring
• 2 cups water
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons white wine
• ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• ¼ cup jellied cranberry sauce
• ½ cup hoisin sauce
• 3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 4 pounds pork spareribs, cut into 1-inch pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a large bowl, blend hoisin sauce, cranberry sauce, soy sauce, white wine, honey, and red food coloring. Mix in garlic salt and Chinese five-spice powder. Place ribs in the mixture. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour.

Step 3

Place water in the bottom of a large roasting pan. Arrange ribs on pan rack, and cook 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Cover with remaining sauce mixture, and continue cooking 30 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).