Chilli Pork Spare Ribs Recipe
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 570 ml groundnut oil
- 700 gm pork spareribs separated into individual ribs braising sauce
- 70 ml dry sherry or possibly rice wine
- 1 Tbsp. dark soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. light soy sauce
- 2 tsp garlic finely minced
- 1 Tbsp. spring onions finely minced
- 1 Tbsp. whole yellow bean sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
Directions
- Heat the oil in a deep fat fryer or possibly large wok and deep fry the spareribs till they are brown and crisp.
- Do this in several batches draining each cooked batch well on kitchen paper.
- Combine all the sauce ingredients in a large pot and bring it to the boil.
- Add in the deep fried spareribs and simmer them covered for about 40 min or possibly till they are tender.
- Drain off the sauce and remove any remaining fat.
- This sauce can now be frzn and re used the next time you want to make this dish.
- This dish may be prepared up to this point the day before.
- Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/350f/180c.
- Put the spareribs onto a rack in a roasting tin and bake them in the oven for 15-20 min till they are nice and brown.
- Baste them from time to time with the braising sauce if desired.
- You can also cook the spareribs under a grill or possibly on a barbecue till they are brown.
- Using a cleaver or possibly a sharp heavy knife chop the spareribs into pcs 6cm long and serve.
- Here is a spicy and delicious way of preparing pork spareribs. Although the recipe involves a series of techniques much of the work can be done ahead of time and the dish can be quickly completed at the last moment. The combination of spices and sauces are the hallmark of dishes from western China. It is worthwhile getting the chilli bean sauce for an authentic taste although chilli pwdr is a reasonably acceptable substitute. The spareribs can be finished in the oven under a grill or possibly on a barbecue.
- Serves 2
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