Recipe - Hoisin-Soy Marinade For Bbq Spareribs

5 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
3 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoon Sherry
2 tablespoon Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Five spices

1. Combine all ingredients.

2. Rub mixture over spareribs. Let stand 1 to 2 hours; then roast.

VARIATIONS:

1. For the Five Spices, substitute ground anise or garlic powder.

2. Omit the sherry, sugar and Five Spices. Substitute 1 tablespoon chili
sauce, 2 tablespoons catsup and 2 tablespoons honey.

3. Add the following, minced: 1 garlic clove, 1 slice fresh ginger root
and 2 scallions.

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