Barbecued Spareribs

2 banks of spareribs, uncut, about 2 pounds each
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup sweet bean sauce (hoi sin deung) or hoi sin sauce
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sherry

Trim off excess fat from the thick edges of spareribs. Place ribsin a shallow pan or platter. Mix remaining ingredients for amarinade and spread over both sides of the spareribs. Let standfor at least two hours.

Place one oven rack at the top of the oven and one at the bottom.Preheat to 375F. Hook each bank of spareribs with 3 or 4 S-hooksacross its width, on the thick edges, and suspend under top rack.Place a large pan with 1/2" water on bottom rack.

This pan willcatch the drippings and keep the meat from drying out. Cookspareribs for about 45 minutes.