Pork Ribs With Honey - Hoisin Sauce Recipe

Directions:

1. For the Marinade:.
2. Trim bottom 1/2 inch from lemongrass stalks and discard.
3. Starting from bottom, thinly slice remaining lemongrass until rings are no longer tinged with pink; discard remainder of each stalk.
4. Place lemongrass in small processor and mince finely.
5. Add sugar, oil, shallots, and chiles; process until finely minced.
6. Add fish sauce until blended.
7. Cover and chill at least 2 hours (better overnight) in a Zip bag.
8. For the Sauce:.
9. Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
10. Add shallots, garlic, ginger and chile. Saute until soft about 3 minutes.
11. Mix ketchup and all remaining ingredients.
12. Bring mixture to boil; reduce heat to low.
13. Simmer 20 minutes.
14. Transfer sauce to blender and puree until smooth.
15. To prepare the Ribs:.
16. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
17. Place ribs bone side down, atop rack on rimmed baking sheet.
18. Roast for 1 hour.
19. Brush ribs generously on both sides with some honey-hoisin sauce.
20. Roast 15 minutes.
21. Brush ribs again with honey-hoisin sauce.
22. Roast another 15 minutes.
23. Cut ribs up and brush the ribs with the remainder of the honey-hoisin sauce.
24. Add toasted sesame seeds over ribs, optional.