Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs 糖醋排骨

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 lbs Pork ribs
• 3 slices Ginger
• 2 stalks Green onions
• 50 g Rock sugar
• 3 tbsp Mature black vinegar

  陳醋 (chén cù) 2+1 tbsp
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Light soy sauce
• 2 tsp Shaoxing wine
• 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp White sesame seeds

  , toasted
• 600 ml Water

Instructions

• 1 Prepare 3 slices of ginger and 2 stalks of green onions. Keep the white part of
  green onions in large segments and chop the green parts (for garnish)
• 2 Put ribs into a pot and fill with water that covers the ribs by approx. 1-2” and
  bring to a boil
• 3 Once water boils, remove the ribs and place in a colander, give them a rinse
  with water and let dry. Discard the green onions. Keep the ginger with the ribs.
  Remove the ribs by fishing them out instead of pouring the ribs and water into a
  colander to reduce the risk of getting burned and prevent the impurities in the
  water from sticking onto the meat
• 4 Prepare the sauce by mixing 2 tbsp mature black vinegar, 50 g rock sugar, ½ tsp
  salt, 1 tsp light soy sauce and 2 tsp shaoxing wine. Set aside
• 5 Heat wok using medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp oil and add ribs
• 6 Stir-fry ribs for 1 minute and add 2 tsp of dark soy sauce. Stir-fry for 30
  seconds until the ribs are evenly coated with dark soy sauce this will give the
  meat a nice caramelized colour. Traditionally, this is done by caramelizing the
  rock sugar in oil and then stir-fried with the pork but it’s a bit more work
• 7 Add ginger and white part of green onion to wok. Stir-fry with ribs for another
  30 seconds
• 8 Add sauce mixture and mix well
• 9 Add approx. 600 ml of water so that water level almost covers the ribs, turn
  heat up to high and bring to a boil
• 10 Reduce heat to medium-low, cover with lid and braise for 30 minutes
• 11 After 30 minutes, turn heat to high and constantly lift and stir the ribs for
  approx. 8-10 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
• 12 Taste test and make adjustments. I usually add 1 tbsp of mature black vinegar to
  enhance the vinegar flavour
• 13 Sprinkle with 1 tsp toasted white sesame seeds and mix well
• 14 Place ribs onto serving plate. Add some sauce on top, if desired. Sprinkle with
  chopped green onions. Note that there may be oil that came out of the ribs
  during braising. I usually extract the excess oil. Then, I add a little bit of
  sauce onto the ribs.
• 15 Serve

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