Dead Easy: Pork Ribs With Palm Caramel

Ingredients

• 2 racks St. Louis–style pork ribs
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 cup Palm Sugar Caramel
• 2 cups palm sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups thinly sliced shallots (from 4 to 6 large shallots)
• 1 dried hot red chile, such as chile de árbol
• 3 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup Asian fish sauce