These Asian Ribs are from 'Lost Tables' - famous restaurant recipes. These delicious ribs are from Chef Ny Vongsaly of Bobo Noodle House in St. Louis, Missouri.

Back ribs in Asian sauce with sesame oil and chili garlic sauce.

I love it when I find a restaurant Chef's recipes. You can bet they have been well-tweaked and tested and appeal to a large audience! These ribs are no exception.

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Bobo Noodle House Asian Ribs

Ingredients and Substitutions

Ribs: The original recipe uses Spare ribs. I used Back ribs and adjusted the cooking time accordingly, but I included the original spare rib instructions in the notes.
Chili Garlic Sauce: I used a sweetened chili garlic sauce, so I reduced the original 1 cup of honey called for to ½ cup. The sauce was still plenty sweet, so if you are using a sweetened chili sauce, you could consider reducing further or omitting the honey. In that case, you will want to taste the sauce after you have blended the ingredients and adjust the sweetness to taste. If you are using a traditional unsweetened chili paste, then go with the full cup of honey.

Suggested Menu

Here are some side dishes I often serve alongside these ribs:

Oriental Tossed Salad

Stir-Fried Bok Choy with Garlic

Super Simple Stir Fry

Vegetable Fried Rice

Wine Pairing for Bobo Noodle House Asian Ribs

Sweet meals can be tricky to pair with wine. The sweetness of the meal can make even the best dry wine seem bitter, so the recommendation here is for an off-dry Riesling, Gewurztraminer, or Pinot Gris. The emphasis is on the off-dry, so an off-dry Moscato or Prosecco could also work.

Bobo Noodle House Asian Ribs

A flavourful sauce, with sesame oil caramelized in the oven over ribs - your choice of Spare Ribs or Baby Back. Better than takeout!

Author: Carolyn Hetke

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 3 20

Servings: servings

Ingredients

▢ 2 racks back ribs approx 6 lbs.
▢ salt and pepper for seasoning

Asian Rib Sauce

▢ ½ cup sesame oil
▢ 1 cup honey See Note 1.
▢ 1 cup soy sauce I used low salt Tamari
▢ ½ cup Asian Chili paste See Note 1.
▢ 1 teaspoon garlic minced
▢ 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325℉. Prepare enough foil to fully wrap each rack of ribs.
Remove silver skin from back of rack of ribs. See Note 1 for spare rib instructions.
Salt and pepper both sides of the rack of ribs and enclose tightly in foil.
Lay foil wrapped racks on a rimmed baking sheet and bake 2 ½ hours.
While ribs are baking mix all sauce ingredients together until evenly combined.
Remove foil and brush sauce generously over the racks. Return to the oven for another ½ hour brushing generously on both sides with more sauce twice more about 10 minutes apart. If you want sauce to thicken, turn broiler and move ribs up to about 6 " below broiler. Broil about 5 minutes, with meaty side up. Watch racks carefully so they don't burn.
Slice ribs into sections to serve. Heat extra sauce and pass separately.
Leftover ribs keep well in the fridge for a few days. Ribs and sauce can also be frozen. well sealed up to 3 months. Reheat gently uncovered.

Notes

Note 1: Traditional Asian Chili paste is not typically sweet. If you are using unsweetened chili paste, use the full cup of honey. I used a sweetened chili garlic sauce so I reduced the honey to ½ cup and the sauce is still very sweet. If you are using a sweet chili sauce, you could consider omitting or reducing honey even further if you want to keep the sweetness factor down. In that case, taste the sauce after you have combined all your ingredients and adjust to taste.

Note 2: For Spare ribs, season ribs with salt and pepper and lay directly on a baking sheet or grill. Cook 45-50 minutes, turning frequently. Baste ribs generously with sauce and cook 10-15 minutes more. Cut ribs into sections, heat remaining sauce and serve separately.

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