Sweet & Sticky Chinese Ribs

Adaptation of Irene Kuo's 1-2-3-4-5 Spare Ribs. Sweet, savory braised ribs,
delicious with a bowl of rice. Using a pressure cooker will keep ribs moist and
shorten the cooking time.

Servings:

Author:

Prep Time
10 minutes

Cook Time
18 minutes

Course:

Cuisine:

Chinese Asian Asian-American

Keywords:

Instant Pot spareribs

🧂 Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds pork spareribs

ask the butcher to cut the slab of ribs crosswise into 3 pieces. You can cut them into individual ribs at home
1 stalk scallion, cut into 3 inch lengths

optional
2 slices fresh ginger, smashed

optional
1 tablespoon dry sherry

preferably Shao Xing Wine
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
4 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons water
1-2 stalks green onions, sliced diagonally in 1/8-1/4" pieces

Instructions

1 Set Instant Pot on saute'. Once heated add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Toss
in ginger and scallions and saute' briefly (30 sec) then add spareribs. Fry
until the ribs lose their pinkness.
2 Add braising liquid ingredients. When the liquid comes to a boil, stir well to
coat the ribs, turn off saute function, and place lid on Instant Pot.
3 Set IP on high pressure (use Meat setting) and adjust time to 15 minutes. When
it is done, wait a couple of minutes before CAREFULLY releasing pressure to your
Instant Pot.
4 Remove ribs from pot. Set Instant Pot to saute' and reduce remaining liquid to a
thick syrupy sauce. Turn it off and add ribs back into pot, stir to coat the
ribs. Spoon ribs onto a serving plate.
5 Garnish with scallions. Serve immediately with rice.
6 Put the ribs in a skillet or saucepan and set it over high heat; add the rest of
the ingredients and stir to mingle. When the liquid comes to a boil, adjust heat
to maintain a very gentle simmering, and cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Stir
and turn the spareribs from time to time.
7 Uncover and turn heat high to bring the sauce to a sizzling boil; stir rapidly
until the sauce is all but evaporated. Garnish with scallions. Serve hot with
rice.