These gluten free Hoisin Glazed Pork Ribs require a well stocked Asian pantry. Setting up mine was one of the first things I did when I started cooking gluten free and I haven't looked back. If you're looking for tips to make all your favourite Asian dishes you're in the right place.
When I have friends over I serve these ribs with an Asian-inspired green salad, plain white rice (Jasmine is my favourite) and steamed broccoli or bok choy. If I'm going all out I'll make my salty Chinese Onion Bread too.
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Ingredients
Ribs cross all seasons and please everyone. They're fantastic slightly charred on the barbecue in summer and equally delicious in winter, falling off the bone right from the oven.
- Gluten free hoisin sauce - Several brands are available including Lee Kum Kee and Premier Japan.
- Dry Sherry - I buy WH Dry Sack sherry at the liquor store and use it in recipes calling for Chinese cooking wine.
- Sesame oil - I like Kadoya brand.
- Curry powder & orange zest - A flavourful fusion addition.
- Chinese black beans - Learn more about this unique ingredient in this post, fermented Chinese black beans.
- Chile sauce - Sambal Oelek or Sriracha are my go-to.
- Pork baby back ribs - These will make the tender fall-off-the-bone ribs you want.
- Garnish: sesame seeds and green onion
See recipe card for complete ingredient list and exact amounts.
Instructions
Marinating - Plan to prepare these ribs the day before you serve them. The overnight marinade add to the taste and you can't rush that.
Serving - We like to cut these into individual ribs and bring them to the table on a platter for a WOW presentation.
Substitutions & Variations
Gluten free hoisin sauce - There is no substitute for hoisin but in many of my Chinese and Asian-fusion recipes I substitute oyster sauce and hoisin sauce with each other. They are not the same but I like the result in other recipes. Since these are Hoisin Ribs, this is when I'll buy a new bottle if I'm out.
Baby Back Ribs - These are the most tender but any pork ribs will do.
Chinese Black Beans - If you make too many substitutions you miss the unique combination of flavours in this recipe. However, if you have store bought gluten free black bean sauce I would definitely try that.
Foodie Travel Tips
These ribs will freeze well before or after they're cooked. If you get together with family or friends this is the kind of amazing gluten free recipe you can take wherever you go. Learning to think of yourself and plan ahead can take the sting out of the inevitable disappointment gluten free people run into wherever they go.
Top Tip: An Asian Pantry
I think of gluten free soy sauce as a pantry staple but if you enjoy Asian cooking you've got to go beyond that. Pick a few recipes you'd like to make and skim the ingredient list in this post, stocking your Asian pantry. Make a point of finding the ingredients you need and you're on your way to a culinary adventure that never ends.
Gluten Free Hoisin Glazed Pork Ribs
Ingredients
SAUCE
- 1 cup ketchup
- ¾ cup gluten free hoisin sauce
- ½ cup honey
- 5 tablespoon gluten free soy sauce
- 5 tablespoon dry Sherry
- 4½ tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 8 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon curry powder
- 2 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoon fermented Chinese black beans, minced
- 2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon chile paste (Sambal Oelek or Sriracha)
RIBS
- 3 lb pork baby back ribs
GARNISH
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
Instructions
- Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl. Pour half over the ribs and refrigerate overnight. Set remaining sauce aside to be cooked before serving.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread ribs on two trays lined with tin foil. Let ribs sit at room temperature while the oven is heating.
- Bake ribs in oven for 1 hour, basting with sauce half way through the cooking time. Turn ribs and bake for another hour, again basting half way through the cooking time.
- While ribs are cooking put remaining sauce in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- When ribs are done cut into individual rib portions. (My husband insists on this step.) Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion. Serve with additional sauce on the side.
Notes
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