Ingredients

Makes about 50 hors d'oeuvres

　　3 1/2 pounds pork of spareribs, halved crosswise, preferably by a butcher, and cut into individual ribs

　　1/3 cup honey

　　1/4 cup soy sauce

　　1 large garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt

　　1/3 cup hoisin sauce

　　1/2 teaspoon English-style dry mustard

　　1/4 cup distilled white vinegar

　　

Step 1

In a kettle of boiling salted water simmer the ribs, covered, for 30 minutes and drain them well. In a large bowl whisk together the honey, the soy sauce, the garlic paste, the hoisin sauce, the mustard, the vinegar, and black pepper to taste, add the ribs, and toss the mixture well, coating the ribs thoroughly. Let the ribs marinate, chilled, for at least 1 hour or overnight.

　　

Step 2

Remove the ribs from the marinade, arrange them in one layer on the oiled rack of a foil-lined broiler pan, and broil them under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat, basting them with the marinade, for 3 minutes. Turn the ribs with tongs and broil them, basting them with the marinade, for 2 to 3 minutes more, or until they are browned well and glazed. Discard the marinade.