Chinese Baby Back Ribs. So, go out and get yourself some baby back ribs and bake off something great. This is a fun, easy project that'll delight. Order Chinese takeout to go with it, if you like.

For years I used regular spare ribs, but lately I've been using baby back ribs almost exclusively. There's several reasons I've been doing this. First and most important, baby back ribs have been on sale for ridiculously low prices for over a year. You can cook Chinese Baby Back Ribs using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chinese Baby Back Ribs

You need 2 of racks of baby back ribs.
Prepare of dry rub.
It's 2 cup of dark brown sugar.
You need 2 tbsp of salt.
Prepare 1 tsp of black pepper.
You need 1 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
It's 3 tsp of 5-spice powder.
Prepare 1 of zest of 1 lime, 1 orange & 1 lemon.
You need of braising liquid.
It's 2 cup of unsweetened pineapple juice.
Prepare 1 of juice of 1 lime, 1 orange & 1 lemon.
It's 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar.

Place ribs on a rack in a small shallow roasting pan. In a small saucepan, combine the soy sauce, pineapple juice concentrate, vinegar, hoisin sauce, ketchup, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, ginger and garlic. After searching the internet for a good Chinese Spareribs recipe and not finding any that caught my eye, I decided to make my own. This recipe is pretty simple, and yields tender, juicy, tangy ribs.

Chinese Baby Back Ribs instructions

Mix rub ingredients together well. Place 2 rib racks in large roasting pan. Cover completely with rub mixture. Cover pan with foil and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight (I rub my ribs the day before I want to make them)..
When ready to cook, bring ribs to room temperature. Pour in braising liquid and cover tightly with foil. Bake in preheated, 250°F oven, for 4 hours..
Remove from oven. Set rib rack on platter, and pour braising liquids from roasting pan to large sauce pan. Return ribs to roasting pan, bone side up, and place back in oven. Boil the braising liquids, stirring frequently, until reduced by half and thickened into a sauce (about 20 minutes)..
Brush the bone side of rib racks with sauce and broil for about 3 minutes keeping an eye on them so the sauce doesn't burn. Flip ribs over and brush sauce well over ribs. Broil for 3 to 4 minutes..

In Japan, I cooked this in the fish broiler, but it should be fine on the grill or in the oven. Season all over with spice rub, being sure to coat sides and edges and to gently press the. When the oven is hot, remove the ribs from the marinade and place on the racks, meaty side up. Check the water level occasionally to make sure it hasn't cooked off. We give the classic baby back rib formula an Asian-inspired twist by rubbing the ribs with warming spices like Chinese five spice powder and ground ginger.