Soy-Braised Pork Ribs
Cuisine: Chinese
Pork ribs is what defines Soy-Braised Pork Ribs, a home meat dish.
Difficulty
4 / 5
★★★★☆
Estimated Calories
1351 kcal
Ingredients
- Pork ribs
- Five-spice powder
- Cooking wine
- Cooking oil
- White sugar
- Dark soy sauce
- Light soy sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Bird's eye chili
- Garlic
- Ginger
Steps
- Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the ribs, ginger slices and cooking wine; once it boils, skim off the white foam with a spoon and remove the ribs after 2-3 minutes
- Rinse the ribs in cold water 2-3 times
- Heat a wok over low heat, add the cooking oil and white sugar, and stir gently until the sugar syrup turns golden
- Add the ribs and stir-fry for 30 s, then add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, five-spice powder, garlic and bird's eye chili, stir-fry for another 30 s, and add water to cover the ribs
- Boil over high heat for 30 minutes, add dark soy sauce for color and cook for another 10 minutes
- Remove from the wok and plate
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Notes
Soy-braised ribs are a deep reddish-brown, tender enough to fall off the bone, with a rich bone aroma and a thick, savory sauce that's salty with a hint of sweetness, a classic home-style dish. Ribs are rich in quality protein and calcium for balanced nutrition. Caramelizing the sugar and the long braise are a bit challenging for beginners, but following the steps you'll get the hang of it. Expect about 1 hour from prep to serving.
Estimated difficulty: ★★★★
Estimated calories: 1351 kcal
Group: soy-braised pork ribs
Calculation:
Per serving:
- Pork ribs 300 g
- Five-spice powder 20 g
- Cooking wine 10 ml
- Cooking oil 30 ml
- White sugar 15 g
- Dark soy sauce 10 ml
- Light soy sauce 10 ml
- Oyster sauce 5 ml
- Bird's eye chili 1
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Ginger 2 slices
- For more flavor, consider adding doubanjiang, ketchup and so on
- The high-heat boiling time can be adjusted to taste
- While the ribs are cooking, you can add 2-3 eggs to make simple braised eggs