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Pork Ribs With Honey - Hoisin Sauce
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 240 Minutes
Ready In: 270 Minutes
Servings: 6
Another recipe from my sister-in-law. She made a version of this over Christmas and they were delish. They sound like a lot of work, but it isn't. Serving Size depends on the size of ribs. The time to make varies by how long you let it marinade.
Ingredients:
2 racks of baby-back pork ribs
4 stalks lemongrass
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
4 shallots, peeled
2 thai bird chiles, stemmed, halved & seeded
1/2 cup fish sauce
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons shallots, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1 small thai chile, stemmed, minced
1 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
3 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons brewed espresso
1 1/2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
3 large fresh cilantro stems
sesame seeds (garnish) (optional)
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.
By RecipeOfHealth.com