Marinated Thai-Style Pork Spareribs

INGREDIENTS

• 8 large cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce ( or )
• 4 pounds pork spare ribs, cut by your butcher across the bone into 2- to 3-inch "racks," each rack cut between the bones into individual 2- to 3-inch-long riblets
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarsely ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro including thin stems (and roots, if possible)
• One 3-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
• 10 scallions, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup sliced shallots
• 2 tablespoons sugar