Margo Darretta’s Blog

Tonight I made some wonton soup and some pork spare ribs for dinner, and I gotta tell ya… they were awesome. My kids gobbled the ribs like they were candy. I love to cook; I especially love to make up sauces, dressings and vinaigrettes. I’ll share my recipe for the teriyaki ribs with you, should you like to give them a whirl. My husband thinks I’m crazy for giving this recipe away, but what the heck.

Teriyaki sauce

1 cup soy sauce

¼ cup ketchup

¼ cup brown sugar

3 T hoisin sauce

3 T rice wine vinegar

1 cup orange juice

Crushed red pepper to taste

(we like it a little spicier)

2 cloves of garlic (don’t chop it up;

Just smash it to take off the skin)

Chunk of ginger about 2 inches

(Peel and smash – don’t chop)

Toss all the above in a sauce pot and stir to combine. Let simmer about a half hour, then remove ginger and garlic. I roast my ribs (about 4 lbs of pork ribs) in a 300 degree oven for about two hours, then coat them with the sauce and roast another half hour or so until the meat is pulling away from the bone.

Before popping them in the oven, I sprinkle them generously with salt, pepper, and a spicy seasoning. I use McCormack’s Spicy, but you could also use a Chinese five-spice powder or another peppery blended spice.

Hope you enjoy ‘em! Let me know what you think.

If you like it, try the wonton soup in the next post