Slow Cooker Chinese Spare Ribs

Ingredients

• Pork country-style ribs

  raw, lean only

  3 lb or 1.36kg

• Soy sauce

  regular sodium, shoyu

  ¼ cup or 64g

• Honey

  ½ cup or 170g

• Hoisin sauce

  ⅓ cup or 85g

• Chili powder

  1 ½ tsp or 4g

• Brown sugar

  2 tbsp or 18g

• Chili pepper hot sauce

  hot, canned, immature green

  3 tbsp or 45g

• Garlic

  raw

  500g

• Ground ginger

  2 tsp or 4g

• Food Colorings, Caramel

  Castella

  100g

• Cornstarch

  2 tsp or 5g

• Sesame seeds

  whole, dried

  100g

• Scallions

  raw

  1 medium or 15g

Directions

1. In a small bowl mix soy, honey, hoisin, five-spice, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, garlic, ginger, and red food coloring. Set aside
2. Cut the ribs between the bones to give individual ribs and place them in a large bowl or freezer bag. Pour the marinade over ribs and marinate for 12 hours or 24 hours for the best flavor.
3. Place ribs and marinade in the slow cooker and cook on low 6 hours or high 4 hours.
4. Remove ribs from the slow cooker and place them on a foil-lined baking sheet.
5. 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.
6. Brush thickened sauce over ribs and broil 5-6 minutes to caramelize on top.
7. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds if desired.
8. Recipe by: Wendie (source: https://butteryourbiscuit.com/slow-cooker-chinese-spare-ribs/)