These are wonderful but rich. Enjoy!

Ingredients

    * 2 tablespoons soy sauce
    * 2 tablespoons ginger, minced
    * 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
    * 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
    * 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
    * 3 tablespoons brown sugar or Splenda sugar substitute
    * 2 tablespoons sesame oil
    * 2 tablespoons instant minced onion
    * 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
    * 2 tablespoons sake
    * 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
    * 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    * 4 lbs beef back ribs or short rib of beef

Directions
   1.  Mix all ingredients except for ribs in crock pot.
   2. Add the ribs one at a time, coating them with sauce and stacking them as you go.
   3. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
   4. Remove ribs and pour sauce into a separate container.
   5. Allow fat to separate and skim off of top (there will be quite a bit).
   6. Return sauce to meat, and serve.