**The Art of Asian-Style Barbecue Ribs**
When it comes to barbecue ribs, most people think of traditional Southern-style ribs slathered in sauce and grilled to perfection. However, for those looking to try something new and exciting, Asian-style barbecue ribs are a game-changer. In this article, we'll explore the world of Asian-style barbecue ribs and learn how to make them at home.
**The Marinade**
To start, you'll need a marinade that's equal parts sweet, salty, and savory. A typical marinade for Asian-style barbecue ribs includes sugar, molasses, wine vinegar, mustard seed, and other spices. Yes, it sounds strange, but trust us when we say that this combination of flavors is the key to creating tender and juicy ribs. For our recipe, we'll be using a half cup of oyster sauce, which adds depth and umami flavor to the dish.
To balance out the sweet and salty taste, we'll add some minced garlic - four tablespoons should do the trick. We'll also throw in a half teaspoon of cayenne pepper to give it a bit of heat. Don't be afraid to adjust the amount of cayenne to your liking, but remember that too much heat can overpower the other flavors.
**Preparing the Ribs**
Once we have our marinade ready, it's time to prepare the ribs themselves. For Asian-style barbecue ribs, you won't want to cook the whole rack - instead, cut each rib individually into smaller pieces, almost like boneless chicken strips. If you're feeling extra adventurous, you can even cut them into individual riblets.
**Marinating the Ribs**
With our marinade and prepared ribs in hand, it's time to let the magic happen. Mix those ribs with the marinade, making sure they're fully coated on all sides. If you're not comfortable using your hands (or plastic gloves), now's the time to don them.
**Grilling the Ribs**
Now that our ribs are marinating, we can't wait to throw them on the grill. For Asian-style barbecue ribs, we'll be using indirect heat, which means we'll place the ribs opposite the hot coals. This will ensure even cooking and prevent those pesky flare-ups.
As we prepare to put the ribs on the grill, we'll add a few tablespoons of soy sauce and honey to create another layer of flavor. Don't be shy - we want that sweet and salty taste to shine through. We'll also take this opportunity to baste the ribs with some of that delicious marinade, making sure they're nice and tender.
**The Final Act**
With about 40 minutes left on our timer, it's time to bring those ribs together. We'll move them around the grill to ensure even heating, and then we'll give them a good basting sauce. This is where patience comes in - Asian-style barbecue ribs require a bit of time to develop that perfect balance of flavors.
As the clock ticks down, our ribs are getting closer and closer to perfection. With another half hour left on the timer, we can't help but feel excited about what's to come. Finally, it's time to plate up those ribs and take a bite... oh baby!
In this article, we explored the world of Asian-style barbecue ribs and learned how to make them at home. From the marinade to the grilling process, every step was carefully considered to ensure that our final product would be nothing short of perfection. Whether you're looking for something new and exciting or just want to try something different, Asian-style barbecue ribs are a recipe worth trying.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI'm going down to the house of sausage I got my barbecue shoes on welcome to barbecu pit boys.com today we're cooking up some Asian style barbecue ribs on the grill and they real easy to do all right we've got the grill set up for indirect heating it's Zone heating got the charcoal on one side you know all about that and here we've got some pork spare ribs these are cut St Louis style they may look like back ribs baby back ribs to save time we had our butcher cut these up St Louis style they got the connective tissue off already got some of the brisket ends off just saves your time now here we've got hoen sauce here we've got some oyster sauce you're going to need some soy sauce for this recipe and here we've got some minced garlic already done up saves a bunch of time and here we've got some cayenne pepper and you're also going to need a little bit of honey and we're going to put this together make a marinade for these ribs so let's start with the hoen sauce you're going to need about a half a cup now you can find hoisen sauce at most any grocery now although you may have to look for it a bit and you're going to need about a half a cup of it it's really just sugar molasses maybe wine vinegar it's got some Mustard Seed in there and other spices tastes real good on these barbecue ribs now to this marinade I'm going to add about 1/2 cup of oyster sauce and uh this here is often in the Chinese food section and uh it's often used for seafood recipes as well well it's got sugar it's got oyster in there it's got soy and garlic oh yeah it's real good now for the marinade I'm going to add about a half a cup of soy sauce give it a good mix now here I've got some minced garlic and uh you save a little bit of time you go and get a jar of already the garlic minced up like this cuz you're going to need about four tablespoons of minced garlic man it smells good now to balance out all this sweet and salty taste we're going to add a little bit of heat and uh so I'm going to add about a half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper you can go as much as a teaspoon and you're going to need this for these ribs all right marinade is done clean off this table all right now let's prepare the ribs now with these uh Asian style ribs what you want to do first is cut up each rib individually we're not going to be cooking the whole racks now you could go one step further here and you can actually cut up each one of these riblets right there in two they have real small pieces we kind of like them like this all right now through the miracle of time we've got all these ribs cut up and ready for the marinade throw them in this wooden Bowl now if you've never had Asian style barbecue ribs done up on the grill before you definitely got to check this out all right we're going to mix these ribs in with this marinade and there's only one way to do it and uh you just got to use your hands now if you're the food police or some kind of germal fobe of course you could put on some plastic gloves but uh then you have to worry about the plastic on the gloves now right all right now we're going to let these ribs marinade in the cooler for about 2 hours all right again through the miracle of time these ribs have been marinating for a couple hours you might want to go three but certainly not overnight cuz we want to create layers of flavor with these ribs and the best way to do that is maybe a 2hour maybe 3-hour marinade now now let's put them on the grill here opposite the hot coals you know all about that we're doing indirect heating Zone heating here and we're going to put all these ribs about six lbs of them just opposite these coals man they look good enough to eat already we have plenty of room here even on this small Grill now we put the cover on we're going to come back and do some Bas in about a half hour now we're going to need some Bas and sauce here and uh we're going to going to create another layer of flavor here and we're going to do it with a few tablespoons of soy sauce about a teaspoon of honey again we got the salty and the sweet flavors going on here all right gave him a good mix check on these ribs about a half hour is gone by like I said here we're going to start basting some of this soy and honey and then we're going to flip them and move them around to get some even heating going on here and like I said you're going to be doing this about once every half hour maybe 40 minutes move them around a bit put on some more basting sauce this is going to take us about maybe 3 hours to do these ribs about 275° f I mean hell we're in no rush and if you're in no rush just hang around and watch these ribs come together all right we'll come back maybe in another half hour or so again I'm going to do some more basting looking real good hey you getting hungry or what now we could have shortened this video up a bit but hell man this looks good now these ribs are darn near done and uh maybe another half hour to go we're going to base them up with what we have with our soy and honey sauce here all right I'd say these ribs are done take a look at that oh baby time to Plate it up going grab me some at the chicken C I got my barbecue shoes on going to grab me some at the chicken C got my barbecue shoes on going to p some legs it's up you action my stomach just went to Memphis so the next time you're looking for a recipe for your barbecue you check out barbecu pit boys.I'm going down to the house of sausage I got my barbecue shoes on welcome to barbecu pit boys.com today we're cooking up some Asian style barbecue ribs on the grill and they real easy to do all right we've got the grill set up for indirect heating it's Zone heating got the charcoal on one side you know all about that and here we've got some pork spare ribs these are cut St Louis style they may look like back ribs baby back ribs to save time we had our butcher cut these up St Louis style they got the connective tissue off already got some of the brisket ends off just saves your time now here we've got hoen sauce here we've got some oyster sauce you're going to need some soy sauce for this recipe and here we've got some minced garlic already done up saves a bunch of time and here we've got some cayenne pepper and you're also going to need a little bit of honey and we're going to put this together make a marinade for these ribs so let's start with the hoen sauce you're going to need about a half a cup now you can find hoisen sauce at most any grocery now although you may have to look for it a bit and you're going to need about a half a cup of it it's really just sugar molasses maybe wine vinegar it's got some Mustard Seed in there and other spices tastes real good on these barbecue ribs now to this marinade I'm going to add about 1/2 cup of oyster sauce and uh this here is often in the Chinese food section and uh it's often used for seafood recipes as well well it's got sugar it's got oyster in there it's got soy and garlic oh yeah it's real good now for the marinade I'm going to add about a half a cup of soy sauce give it a good mix now here I've got some minced garlic and uh you save a little bit of time you go and get a jar of already the garlic minced up like this cuz you're going to need about four tablespoons of minced garlic man it smells good now to balance out all this sweet and salty taste we're going to add a little bit of heat and uh so I'm going to add about a half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper you can go as much as a teaspoon and you're going to need this for these ribs all right marinade is done clean off this table all right now let's prepare the ribs now with these uh Asian style ribs what you want to do first is cut up each rib individually we're not going to be cooking the whole racks now you could go one step further here and you can actually cut up each one of these riblets right there in two they have real small pieces we kind of like them like this all right now through the miracle of time we've got all these ribs cut up and ready for the marinade throw them in this wooden Bowl now if you've never had Asian style barbecue ribs done up on the grill before you definitely got to check this out all right we're going to mix these ribs in with this marinade and there's only one way to do it and uh you just got to use your hands now if you're the food police or some kind of germal fobe of course you could put on some plastic gloves but uh then you have to worry about the plastic on the gloves now right all right now we're going to let these ribs marinade in the cooler for about 2 hours all right again through the miracle of time these ribs have been marinating for a couple hours you might want to go three but certainly not overnight cuz we want to create layers of flavor with these ribs and the best way to do that is maybe a 2hour maybe 3-hour marinade now now let's put them on the grill here opposite the hot coals you know all about that we're doing indirect heating Zone heating here and we're going to put all these ribs about six lbs of them just opposite these coals man they look good enough to eat already we have plenty of room here even on this small Grill now we put the cover on we're going to come back and do some Bas in about a half hour now we're going to need some Bas and sauce here and uh we're going to going to create another layer of flavor here and we're going to do it with a few tablespoons of soy sauce about a teaspoon of honey again we got the salty and the sweet flavors going on here all right gave him a good mix check on these ribs about a half hour is gone by like I said here we're going to start basting some of this soy and honey and then we're going to flip them and move them around to get some even heating going on here and like I said you're going to be doing this about once every half hour maybe 40 minutes move them around a bit put on some more basting sauce this is going to take us about maybe 3 hours to do these ribs about 275° f I mean hell we're in no rush and if you're in no rush just hang around and watch these ribs come together all right we'll come back maybe in another half hour or so again I'm going to do some more basting looking real good hey you getting hungry or what now we could have shortened this video up a bit but hell man this looks good now these ribs are darn near done and uh maybe another half hour to go we're going to base them up with what we have with our soy and honey sauce here all right I'd say these ribs are done take a look at that oh baby time to Plate it up going grab me some at the chicken C I got my barbecue shoes on going to grab me some at the chicken C got my barbecue shoes on going to p some legs it's up you action my stomach just went to Memphis so the next time you're looking for a recipe for your barbecue you check out barbecu pit boys.\n"
