Melba's Jammin' wrote:

>
> Be still my heart! It sounds wonderful. I wonder if I would have left
> out the ketchup and the pepper jelly, though, and used a couple
> chipotles in adobo sauce along with the vinegar. I like the idea of
> the five spice powder.
>
> So, how was it?
>
Well.. chipotles might have improved it but I was strictly using only
what I had on hand...obviously making it up as I went, y'know?
After I added garlic and onion powder it helped round out the flavor and
add a more savory element. The five spice powder was.....ok....but it
all was a tad too sweet? We made the mistake of doing one last basting
of the sauce right before removing the ribs from the grill, so that last
addition of sauce didn't have time to burn on a bit as I like it.
Otherwise it was good enough. I keep wondering if soy sauce or something
would have toned down all the sweet?