Asian Flavor Baby Back Ribs

Name: Asian Flavor Baby Back Ribs
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 7 h 30 min
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ cup soy sauce; 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce or an equal amount soy sauce; 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce or an equal amount soy sauce; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; ⅓ cup vegetable oil; ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro; ¾ cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts; Vietnamese Dipping Sauce; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 1 piece (2 inches) fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 2 to 6 jalapeño peppers or Thai chiles, thinly sliced; 2 to 6 jalapeño peppers or Thai chiles, thinly sliced; 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 4 racks baby back pork ribs (about 4 pounds total); 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 4 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
8 hr

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

For the Ribs and Marinade

4 racks baby back pork ribs (about 4 pounds total)
4 stalks lemongrass, tr

Americas
United States
Starter
Main course
Low carb
High protein
Spicy

Method

Remove the thin membrane from the back of each rack of ribs as shown in Preparing the Meat, Steps 2 and 3, or have your butcher do this for you. Arrange the ribs in a large nonreactive roasting pan.
Make the marinade: Place the lemon-grass, garlic, shallots, ginger, jalapeños, and cilantro in a nonreactive mixing bowl. S