- 4 pounds baby back pork ribs (about 4 racks)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5 teaspoons onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 5 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
- a pinch ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon ground cloves
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- available at Asian markets or specialty foods shops
- With a fork pierce meat side of ribs all over. In a small bowl stir together spices and rub all over ribs. Put ribs in a shallow baking dish.
- In bowl stir together Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce or tamari, and sugar and brush mixture over ribs. Marinate ribs, meat sides down, covered and chilled, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Put ribs, meat sides up, in a roasting pan large enough to hold them in one layer and roast in middle of oven, turning occasionally, 1 1/2 hours, or until cooked through. Cut ribs into sections.