Pork Ribs With Honey - Hoisin Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 racks of baby-back pork ribs
Marinade
4 stalks lemongrass
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
4 shallots, peeled
2 thai bird chiles, stemmed, halved & seeded
1/2 cup fish sauce
Honey-Hoisin Sauce
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons shallots, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1 small Thai chile, stemmed, minced
1 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
3 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons brewed espresso
1 1/2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
3 large fresh cilantro stems
sesame seeds (Garnish) (optional)

Preparation

For the Marinade:
Trim bottom 1/2 inch from lemongrass stalks and discard.
Starting from bottom, thinly slice remaining lemongrass until rings are no longer tinged with pink; discard remainder of each stalk.
Place lemongrass in small processor and mince finely.
Add sugar, oil, shallots, and chiles; process until finely minced.
Add fish sauce until blended.
Cover and chill at least 2 hours (better overnight) in a Zip bag.
For the Sauce:
Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add shallots, garlic, ginger and chile. Saute until soft about 3 minutes.
Mix ketchup and all remaining ingredients.
Bring mixture to boil; reduce heat to low.
Simmer 20 minutes.
Transfer sauce to blender and puree until smooth.
To prepare the Ribs:
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
Place ribs bone side down, atop rack on rimmed baking sheet.
Roast for 1 hour.
Brush ribs generously on both sides with some honey-hoisin sauce.
Roast 15 minutes.
Brush ribs again with honey-hoisin sauce.
Roast another 15 minutes.
Cut ribs up and brush the ribs with the remainder of the honey-hoisin sauce.
Add toasted sesame seeds over ribs, optional.