Tangerine Sticky Ribs - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1 rack baby back pork ribs, about 3 pounds
• 4 to 6 star anise pods
• Peels from 2 tangerines, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup orange blossom honey
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
• 1 large clove garlic, coarsely chopped
• 1 (2-inch) knob fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 tablespoon sambal oelek
• 2 tablespoons chopped tangerine peel, for garnish