Five-spice Short Ribs With Hoisin Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 8 hrs Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lbs beef short ribs, bone in
• 2 tablespoons chinese five spice powder
• 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 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, and green parts minced

Recipe

• 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.