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Aromatic Baby Back Ribs

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

4 pounds baby back pork ribs (about 4 racks)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
5 teaspoons onion powder
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
5 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder*
a pinch ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari
2 teaspoons sugar
*available at Asian markets or specialty foods shops

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    With a fork pierce meat side of ribs all over. In a small bowl stir together spices and rub all over ribs. Put ribs in a shallow baking dish.

    Step 2

    In bowl stir together Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce or tamari, and sugar and brush mixture over ribs. Marinate ribs, meat sides down, covered and chilled, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.

    Step 3

    Preheat oven to 300°F.

    Step 4

    Put ribs, meat sides up, in a roasting pan large enough to hold them in one layer and roast in middle of oven, turning occasionally, 1 1/2 hours, or until cooked through. Cut ribs into sections.

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