Slow Cooker Chinese Spare Ribs
These easy Chinese spare ribs are tender with the most delicious sticky sauce.
Ingredients
- 3 lb St. Louis-style spare ribs see notes
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 5-6 gloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring optional
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- sesame seeds
- green onions
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix soy, honey, hoisin, five spice, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, garlic, ginger and red food coloring. Set aside
- Cut the ribs between the bones to give individual ribs and place in a large bowl or freezer bag. Pour the marinade over ribs and marinade 12 hours or 24 hours for best flavor.
- Place ribs and marinade in slow cooker and cook on low 6 hours or high 4 hours.
- Remove ribs from slow cooker and place them on foil lined baking sheet.
- Remove the top layer of fat from the juice in the slow cooker. Pour liquid into a small saucepan and whisk in 2 teaspoon cornstarch. Let come to a low boil to thicken.
- Brush thickened sauce over ribs and broil 5-6 minutes to caramelize on top.
Notes
*Have the meat dept cut your ribs right down the middle for shorter ribs.
**I used St Louis Style Spare Ribs but you could also use baby back ribs