Crock Pot Asian-Inspired Beef Ribs

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons ginger, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar or 3 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons instant minced onion
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 lbs beef back ribs or 4 lbs short rib of beef

1. Mix all ingredients except for ribs in crock pot.
2. Add the ribs one at a time, coating them with sauce and stacking them as you go.
3. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
4. Remove ribs and pour sauce into a separate container.
5. Allow fat to separate and skim off of top (there will be quite a bit).
6. Return sauce to meat, and serve.

soy sauce, ginger, garlic, hoisin sauce, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, onion, oyster sauce, sake, fivespice powder, cayenne pepper, back ribs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-asian-inspired-beef-ribs-118943 (may not work)