Barbecue Sauce (Japanese Style)

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup shoyu
• 1 clove garlic
• grated fresh ginger
• ¼ cup sake or mirin or cooking wine

Boil together for 10 minutes to thicken. Cool. Pour over spareribs or cut-up chicken. Marinate the meat for 1 hour or longer. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees, basting occasionally.