Oven-Baked Japanese Spare Ribs

Ingredients

• 1 rack pork ribs

• 5 cloves garlic

• 1/2 ginger root (minced ginger or ginger paste would work fine, too!)

• 4 stalks green onion

• 3 tbsp sake (white wine as an alternative)

• 3 tbsp mirin (If you don't have mirin at home, just add one more tbsp of sugar.)

• 2 tbsp sugar

• 5 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

• Cut ribs apart in individual pieces (If there's a thin membrane on the back side of your ribs, carefully remove it by sliding a knife under it and peel it off). Set aside.

• In a ziplock bag, mix together the sauce ingredients.

• Chop green onions, slice the ginger, and smash garlic cloves. Add them into the sauce mix.

• Add the ribs into the sauce mix, close the bag, and massage them.

• Put the bag in the fridge and leave it for four hours or overnight

• Preheat the oven at 375F.

• Once preheated, on a baking sheet, line the aluminum foil, and place ribs evenly. Pour some marinade on top.

• Bake them for 15 minutes. Flip them and bake for another 15 minutes.