Chinese Sticky Ribs | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 5 - 7 pounds racks pork ribs (2 total racks), preferably St. Louis cut or baby back ribs
• 1 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1 (6-inch) piece ginger , peeled and sliced into rounds
• 6 garlic cloves, smashed
• Strips of orange peel from 1 orange
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 30 sprigs fresh cilantro leaves , stems chopped coarse (reserve leaves for glaze)
• 8 scallions , white parts cut into 1-inch pieces (reserve green parts for garnish)
• 10 ounces red pepper jelly (1 jar)
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Minced scallion greens