2 1/2 - 3 pounds rack pork baby back ribs cut across bones into halves
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon dry white wine
2 teaspoons salt
2 large garlic cloves finely chopped
Trim fat and remove membranes from ribs; place ribs in shallow dish. Mix remaining ingredients. Pour mixture over ribs; turn ribs. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer that 24 hours.
Heat oven to 400°. Place ribs in single lalyer on rack in roasting pan; brush with sauce. Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Turn ribs brush with sauce. Bake uncovered until done, about 30 minutes longer. (Reduce oven temperature to 375° if ribs are thin.) Cut between each rib to separate; serve with Hot Mustard (see Appetizers & Cold Dishes) if desired.
Makes 35-40 appetizers.
From "Betty Crocker's New Chinese Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.