Hawaiian-style Tender Baked Side Ribs
Chinese immigrants to Hawaii have long influenced the cuisine served there. In this recipe that means deliciously flavouring ribs with such things as soy sauce, five-spice powder, ginger and garlic. Serve the ribs with rice, a green vegetable and some charred slices of fresh pineapple.
Recipe - Quality Foods
Hawaiian-style Tender Baked Side Ribs
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time120 Minutes
Ingredients
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp five-spice powder (see Note)
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 cup pineapple juice (divided)
3 1/2 to 3 3/4 lbs. (1.6 to 1.7 kg) pork side ribs, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 6-inch or so long slabs
2 green onions, thinly sliced (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a large sided baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine soy sauce, ketchup, sugar, five-spice powder, pepper, ginger, garlic and 1/2 cup of the pineapple juice in a large bowl. Transfer 3/4 cup of this mixture to a glass or other measuring cup, cover and refrigerate until needed below.
- Set the ribs in the remaining soy sauce mixture in the large bowl and turn to coat. Now set ribs in a single layer, meaty-side up, on the baking sheet. Drizzle the ribs with the soy sauce mixture left in the large bowl. Pour the remaining 1/2 cup of pineapple juice around the ribs. Tightly cover ribs with foil and bake 90 minutes.
- When ribs have baked 90 minutes, remove from the oven and uncover. Drizzle and brush the ribs with 1/2 of the soy sauce mixture in the measuring cup. Bake ribs, uncovered, another 15 minutes. Now drizzle and brush with remaining soy sauce mixture. Bake ribs, uncovered, 15 minutes more, or until richly glazed and very tender.
- Cut ribs, widthwise, into smaller pieces, if desired. Arrange on a platter, spoon some of the pan juices over top, sprinkle with green onions, if using, and serve.
Note: Chinese-style five-spice powder is sold in small bottles in our Asian foods aisle.
20 minutes
Prep Time
120 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Kikkoman - Soy Sauce, 148 Millilitre
$5.69$3.84/100ml
Western Family - Tomato Ketchup, 375 Millilitre
$3.29$0.88/100ml
Rogers - Dark Brown Sugar, 1kg, 1 Kilogram
$4.39$0.44/100g
Kikkoman Japan - Hoisin Sauce Gluten Free, 287 Millilitre
$5.99$2.09/100ml
Mccormick - Ground Black Pepper, 37 Gram
$5.89 was $6.19$15.92/100g
Mccormick - Ground Black Pepper, 37 Gram
$5.89 was $6.19$15.92/100g
Garlic - Bulb, Mesh, 3 Each
$1.49$0.50 each
Ceres - Pineapple 100% Juice, 1 Litre
$4.99 was $5.79$0.50/100ml
Quality Foods - Pork Side Ribs, 1 Pound
$7.98/lb$1.76/100g
Onions - Green Scallions, Bunch, Fresh, 1 Each
$2.29
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a large sided baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine soy sauce, ketchup, sugar, five-spice powder, pepper, ginger, garlic and 1/2 cup of the pineapple juice in a large bowl. Transfer 3/4 cup of this mixture to a glass or other measuring cup, cover and refrigerate until needed below.
- Set the ribs in the remaining soy sauce mixture in the large bowl and turn to coat. Now set ribs in a single layer, meaty-side up, on the baking sheet. Drizzle the ribs with the soy sauce mixture left in the large bowl. Pour the remaining 1/2 cup of pineapple juice around the ribs. Tightly cover ribs with foil and bake 90 minutes.
- When ribs have baked 90 minutes, remove from the oven and uncover. Drizzle and brush the ribs with 1/2 of the soy sauce mixture in the measuring cup. Bake ribs, uncovered, another 15 minutes. Now drizzle and brush with remaining soy sauce mixture. Bake ribs, uncovered, 15 minutes more, or until richly glazed and very tender.
- Cut ribs, widthwise, into smaller pieces, if desired. Arrange on a platter, spoon some of the pan juices over top, sprinkle with green onions, if using, and serve.
Note: Chinese-style five-spice powder is sold in small bottles in our Asian foods aisle.