Braised Chinese Spareribs Recipe

4-6 Portions

Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes (plus over night marinating)
Cooking Time: 60 minutes

Spareribs:

• 1-1.2kg pork spareribs (chopped with a cleaver into 5 cm pieces)
• 150ml soy sauce
• 1-2 red chillies, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 spring onions
• 200ml shoshing wine or dry sherry
• 2 tsp five spice powder
• 3 tbsp peanut or sunflower oil
• 4 tbsp honey or golden syrup

To Serve:

• 1 spring onion, sliced thinly on a slant
• 1 tsp ginger, shredded
• 1-2 tsp carrot peeled and , julienne finely (5cm x 1mm)
• boiled rice

Method:
Marinade: Place the soy sauce, ginger, garlic, five spice, chilli, 2 tbsp of the honey and wine in a container and stir together until combined. Place the pork in the marinade, cover and place in the refrigerator. Allow it to marinate for 24 hours.

To Cook: Pour the oil into a wok or frying pan and heat over a moderately high heat. Remove the pork pieces from the marinade and place them in the wok or pan and seal them for a couple of minutes so that they are browned. Place the ribs in a saucepan and pour over the marinade. Bring the marinade to a simmer and cover it with a lid and leave to simmer gently for 40 minutes (The meat should be tender). Add the remaining honey or golden syrup to the pan and increase the temperature to a strong simmer and reduce the sauce so that it is slightly sticky and the pork is glazed (5-8 minutes).

To Serve: Remove the pan from the heat and spoon the ribs and sauce into a large serving bowl. Sprinkle over the spring onion, shredded ginger, carrot julienned and a little extra chilli (optional). Serve with bowls of boiled rice.

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