1. Season the spare ribs with the salt, pepper and 5 spice.
2. Place in the slow cooker, along with the garlic, ginger, onion, hoisin sauce and chicken broth. Mix with your hands to combine.
3. Cook on high for 3 hours, or low for 6 hours.
4. Pre-heat the oven to 170°C/325°F.
5. Once the ribs are cooked, carefully remove them and place onto a baking tray lined with tin foil.
6. To prepare the BBQ sauce take the remaining cooking juices from the slow cooker and pour into a frying pan set over a medium heat
In a small bowl combine the water and corn flour, stir into the cooking juices. Add remaining BBQ sauce ingredients and reduce until a sticky BBQ sauce is achieved.
Brush onto the ribs on both sides and bake for 15 minutes.Chop up the ribs and garnish with spring onion and red chili.