After our journey to Chinatown, we prepped and cooked some ribs, first in the kitchen and then out on the fire. We smoked the ribs and made a simple cilantro cucumber salad as a side.

Arrange the ribs on a rimmed baking sheet. Remove the thin papery membrane from the back of each rack of ribs. Sprinkle the rub on both sides of the ribs, rubbing it into the meat. You’ll need 3 to 4 ...

1/4 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder or garlic powder> 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring, optional> 1 tablespoon granulated sugar> Duck sauce, optional> Mustard sauce, optional> Mix soy sauce, hoisin ...

My Chinese grandmother, Tina, sits to my right at the head of our Christmas dinner table, the matriarch of the family, poised, shoulders up straight and a sincere look on her face. She quietly eats ...