Vietnamese Sesame Spareribs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs pork spareribs, the little ones
• 2 scallions, finely sliced
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (optional because I have been out of these and they are scrumptious without them too)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar

sweet and sour sauce ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice or lemon juice
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground red chili pepper

Directions

1. 1

   In large bowl, mix scallions, sesame seeds, salt, fish sauce, honey, flour and sugar. Marinate in mixture overnight -- or for 24 hours, it makes a difference! You can marinate for 15 minutes, but I noticed the flavors are amazing when marinated for longer.

2. 2

   Preheat oven at 350*. Bake spareribs for 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Turn oven to broil and broil ribs for 5 minutes, turning frequently. Serve with sweet and sour sauce. The fish sauce will smell kinda strong and weird while cooking -- don't worry it doesn't taste that way.

3. 3

   Sweet and sour sauce:.

4. 4

   In bowl, mix garlic, sugar, citrus juice, water and fish sauce until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in chili pepper.