Recipe - Basic Marinade For Barbecued Spareribs

1 Clove garlic
3 sl Fresh ginger root
1 cup Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Sherry

1. Crush garlic and ginger root; then combine with remaining ingredients.

2. Add to spareribs and marinate.

VARIATIONS:

1. Rub the spareribs first with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon sugar. Let
stand 1 hour; then marinate.

2. Reduce the soy sauce to Three fourths cup; increase the sherry to One fourth cup.

3. Reduce the sugar to 1 teaspoon and add One half teaspoon Five Spices. For
the sherry, substitute brandy.

4. Add 2 tablespoons honey and 2 tablespoons of either hoisin sauce or
applesauce.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.