Juicy Baked Ribs

Ingredients

• 6 stalks of lemon grass (crushed then peel the outer skins off and crush the tender part slightly and leave in whole)
• 8 � 12 gloves of garlic (slightly crushed to release flavor)
• 2 racks of baby back ribs
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 8 springs of parsley

Barbecue Sauce

• 1/2 cup of hoisin sauce
• 1/2 cup of ketchup
• 1/2 cup of rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup of soy sauce
• 1/4 cup of honey
• 1/4 cup of guava jam (optional)
• 3 stalks of scallions (white parts only cut in 2 inches pieces for easy removal)
• 4 thickly sliced pieces of ginger
• 1 Tablespoon Sriracha sauce (or your favorite hot sauce)
• 2 teaspoons of five spice powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Cut a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil, big enough to wrap all the ribs and fit into a baking pan.
3. Lay the lemongrass and garlic in the bottom of the prepared pan.
4. Cut the ribs into sections.
5. Salt the pork generously on all sides then arrange each rib on top of the lemon grass and garlic.
6. Top the ribs with sprigs of parsley.
7. Wrap the ribs tightly with aluminum foil and place in a roasting pan.
8. Roast the ribs for 30 minutes then lower the temperature to 250F.
9. Roast for 1 1/2 hour to 2 hours until the meat is tender.
10. While the ribs are roasting, prepare the sauce.
11. Place all the ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
12. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 20-30 minutes until it thickens. Turn off and remove any chunky pieces.
13. Turn off and set aside.
14. After the ribs are done, take the ribs out of the oven, unwrap the ribs, and transfer to a large bow. Discard foil.
15. Set aside.
16. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and fit a rack into the lined pan.
17. Brush the sauce onto the ribs and place ribs onto the rack.
18. Turn the broiler on high, place the ribs under the broiler and broil for 5 minutes.
19. Turn the ribs over and brush sauce on the opposite side of each rib and broil for another 5 minutes.