Recipe#167

Title: Chinese Spareribs 08

From: idlewild@webspan.net (Idlewild) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Chinese Spare Ribs 
 Date: 9 May 1997 07:16:36 -0600 
 Message-ID: <199705031929405814908@usr8-12.som.nj.webspan.net> 

1 cup hoi sin sauce   
 1/2 cup sherry, mirin, sake or sweet white wine 
 3 Tbsp red food coloring       
 1/2 cup light or low-sodium soy sauce   
 1 piece fresh ginger the size of a thumb joint  
 5 cloves garlic  
 1/2 cup sugar   
 1/2 t. Chinese five spice (optional)
 Mince the garlic finely or use garlic press. Place in a bowl.
 Grate the ginger into bowl or use garlic press to get the juice.
 Add other ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate until used.  Will
 keep well in a closed container for a couple of weeks.
 The name of the dish is Char Siu.  I prefer to omit the red food
 coloring.  Marinate pork ribs in this sauce overnight, and then
 bake or grill as you please.