Ingredients

  • 4 lbs pork ribs
  • Cooking brine:
  • Enough water to cover ribs in a big pot
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-2 onions, sliced or chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tbs grilling spice (or 5-spice powder)
  • 2-3 Tbs salt
  • Sauce marinade:
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 c soy sauce
  • 1/4 c Mr Yoshida's sauce
  • 1/4 c Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 c rum
  • 1/4 c balsamic vinegar
  • 1/8 c yellow mustard
  • 1/8 c lemon juice
  • 1 Tbs grilling spice (or 5-spice)

Method

  • Boil in brine:
  • 1. Put enough water in big pot to cover ribs, but remove ribs for now.
  • 2. Add the rest of the brine ingredients, bring to a boil
  • 3. Add ribs & cover, return to a boil.
  • 4. Turn down heat to simmer for 1 hour.
  • Make sauce marinade:
  • 5. In a medium bowl, whisk together all sauce ingredients. Cover & set aside or refrigerate.
  • Marinate overnight (or at least a couple hours)
  • 6. Remove ribs from brine, drain well, let cool a bit.
  • 7. Cut into 2-rib portions. Place in large ziplock bag.
  • 8. Pour sauce into bag, seal well, marinate overnight. (I double bag them just to be safe.)
  • Bake em:
  • 9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 10. Line baking pan with foil.
  • 11. Pull ribs out of bag, put into pan, reserving the sauce in a small bowl. Ribs will be wet in pan.
  • 12. Cover pan tightly with more foil, put into oven.
  • 13. Bake for 1 hour.
  • 14. Uncover ribs, turn & baste with some sauce, return to oven for 10 mins, uncovered.
  • 15. Baste & turn ribs twice more, for 30 mins total.
  • 16. Place ribs on platter and ENJOY! If you have any sauce left over, pass it around while eating.