Takeout style chinese spare ribs - Turned out great! Very moist.. Today I am sharing this Takeout style chinese spare ribs! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 25 minutes! Well these Chinese restaurant takeout style spare ribs are a perfect case. A few months back, we posted a recipe for these Chinese roasted ribs. Take a look at Judy's Jasmine Tea Rub Ribs for a more exotic yet tasty rib recipe that will also delight your taste buds! Chinese Spare Ribs is a classic Chinese take-out dish we all love to eat, but few people attempt to cook by themselves. It can seem a bit too intimidating for those without experience cooking Asian food.
The good news is besides using a few unfamiliar ingredients, Chinese Spare Ribs are just Chinese.
Skip the takeout for fabulous home-crafted flavor!
I parboiled the ribs first and them marinated them overnight.
You can cook Takeout style chinese spare ribs with 16 Ingredients and 3 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Takeout style chinese spare ribs:
- 5 cloves freshly minced garlic.
- 1 tablespoon minced sweet pineapple.
- 1 star anise – ground in a mortar and pestle.
- 1 tablespoon salt.
- 5 tablespoons sugar.
- 2 tablespoons honey.
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil.
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce.
- 1 teaspoon ground bean sauce.
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree, or 1 tablespoon tomato paste mixed with 1 tablespoon water.
- 5 tablespoons ketchup.
- 1/2 tablespoon 5 spice powder.
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed juice from a tangerine or orange.
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper.
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika.
- 2-3 racks baby back ribs.
I skipped the water in the pan part. These Chinese boneless spare ribs taste just like takeout. Sticky, sweet with crispy edges and that deep red color. I don't think I've had a Chinese spare rib since takeout as a kid.
Step by step how to cook Takeout style chinese spare ribs:
- Stir together all the ingredients from the garlic to the paprika to make the BBQ sauce. In a zip-loc bag, add the ribs and half the sauce. Either marinate them overnight, or for 4-6 hours with a little extra sauce. Store the leftover sauce for later use..
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a roasting pan lined with heavy duty foil for easy clean-up. Add about 2 cups of water to the pan so there is about a half inch of water. Place a roasting rack on top of the pan and place your spare ribs on the rack (rib side up) and place in your preheated oven..
- Roast for 30 minutes. Flip the racks over and roast for another 45-60 minutes. Add water to the roasting pan as the water dries up during the roasting process. If you like, you can finish them with a couple minutes under the broiler..
Traditional Chinese spare ribs, the ones with the bone were always in the order when we got takeout growing up. We're starting with Chinese-Style Spare Ribs, primarily because it's our fallback when dealing with an unfamiliar Chinese restaurant menu. A final note or two about that sauce: For maximum Chinese takeout style, you can add a few drops of red food coloring to the marinade, which you should allow. Slow roasting in the oven yields a rib that's just as tender and succulent. The sweet-and-hot spice rub gives them the flavor of a Chinatown banquet.