Char Siu Ribs

[JCBBQ]

I'd be lying if I said I made these for Chinese New Year. I didn't even know it was CNY until I'd logged into the site earlier today. Well it was a good theme for the day and a really nice change of pace.

Out of necessity I made a couple of changes to the recipe. The biggest change was that I didn't use food coloring in the marinade. My 9 year old daughter has been using all the food coloring lately because she's obsessed with making slime and play doh. She offered me pink but I figured that'd be a little weird... I had some fermented bean curd in my fridge (well i'm 99% sure it was...there was no English on the bottle) so I used that instead. As you can see from the pics the color was not the vibrant red like MH's pics. I cranked up the heat a little with some hot sauce I brought back from Belize. This was a nice touch - noticeable heat but not overwhelming at all. The last little change was that I sous vide the left over marinade for a couple hours at 190. Then brushed that onto the ribs and seared them over direct heat after they'd cooked indirectly for 3hrs.

I made some spicy black bean baby bok choy and Thai coconut rice to round out this Pan-Asian meal. All in all, very tasty.

[Spinaker]

Maria Sharps is the bomb!!! Love that stuff. I went to the factory when I was in Belize. Its still a very small bottling operation. But its like the national sauce in Belize. Like Belikin Beer.

[JCBBQ]

Spinaker I brought a 6 pack of various kinds back. So frickin' gooood.

[Spinaker]

Yeah find it in weird places. I found some at Ace Hardware, of all places.

[Mr. Bones]

Me three. I think we should all jus' retire in Central America, where we can cook out year-round, in comfort. Jus' a thought. I so seldom have thoughts, I jus' gotta share when it happens! ;-)

[tbob4]

Those are fantastic photos and a great write up. Mr. Bones - are you suggesting a time share? Rules - when you leave no one cares about the bed being made or the towels washed. However, no ash left in the Q.

[DWCowles]

Beautiful!

[RonB]

That's a great looking cook.

[MBMorgan]

Excellent!!

[Mr. Bones]

JCBBQ those ribs look (an' sound) good enough t' eat! Fine Job, that!!!

[Huskee]

How'd you like them?

[JCBBQ]

I liked 'em. It's not a flavor profile i'm going to want very often but it made me realize I've got to stop making Last Meal Ribs every time and try the other recipes.

[Meathead]

Somebody had a very happy new year!

[JCBBQ]

Definitely! And now my Chinese New Year's resolution is to go make all the other ribs this year. Great recipe as always Meathead. Thanks.