spicy and sweet…yin and yang — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 3 to 4-pound rack baby back pork ribs
• 1/2 cup (packed) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon chili sauce (preferably, Sriracha)
• 1/2-inch piece peeled ginger root, mashed
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and mashed
• 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 handful fresh cilantro stems and leaves
• 1 whole star anise