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Lacquered Pork Ribs with Hoisin, Honey and Five-Spice
These addictive, salty-sweet pork ribs were inspired by char siu, a popular style of Cantonese barbecued meat often made with long, thin strips of pork shoulder. To season racks of baby back ribs, we combine hoisin, honey, soy sauce, fresh ginger and five-spice powder. Part of the mix goes onto the ribs before they go into the oven; the rest is reserved for glazing during cooking. Brushing ribs with a glazing mixture at 30-minute intervals builds layers of caramelization, resulting in a lacquered finish.
4
Servings
2¼ hours
30 minutes active, plus resting
Ingredients
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½
cup hoisin sauce
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¼
cup honey
Directions
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01Heat the oven to 325°F with a rack in the middle position. Set a wire rack in a rimmed baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk together the hoisin, honey, soy sauce, ginger, five-spice, 1 teaspoon salt and ¾ teaspoon pepper. Measure ⅓ cup of the mixture into another small bowl and set aside for glazing. Pour the remainder onto the ribs, rubbing to coat both sides.
Reviews
August 29, 2026
Delicious 😋!!!!
This rib recipe is simple and you get ribs that are simply delicious. These are the best oven cooked ribs I have ever had. I’m not saying that because I cooked them. The seasonings in the sauce are balanced just right. The ribs come out nice and tender. The sauce is very versatile. I made more of the sauce and used it on chicken drumsticks 🍗 and chicken wings. This will be my go to bbq recipe for the upcoming Labor Day weekend 😋
June 1, 2026
Five-Spice For The Win
The aroma was insane, and was so the flavor. If you like tender ribs, just lower the oven to 300 and do the first 60-90 minutes in foil, adding about 30-60 minutes to the overall cooking time.
March 9, 2026
Addictive!
As other reviewers said, super easy and comes out great! I tried it as written and found it hard for us to stop eating them. I will try them wrapped in foil and finished on the grill next time too. Highly recommend as is but I may spice it up a bit too.
November 30, 2024
Delicious!
Did the foil wrapped method described below and it turned out perfect. The sauce was delicious just as written.
November 25, 2024
Absolutely amazing flavor with so little prep work!!
What a genius of a recipe with minimal preparatory work but with the most amazing flavor!!! Only thing I would add to the glaze is a bit of sriracha for some heat! Highly recommended!
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