Fried Sweet and Sour Spareribs

For dinner this evening, I decided to prepare a main dish which I can snack on while watching the live Champions League Final match later in case I grew hungry or if things don't go too well for Liverpool and I might need to munch on something which isn't going to be messy.

So I decided to go with Fried Sweet and Sour Spareribs which is one of my brother's favorite dish when he was young as I recall. I understand recently from my mom that he is now into fish though and thats good cause its healthier. All in all, this delightful dish takes quite some effort but the end result is more than worth it especially when you first sink your teeth into the tantalizing piping hot ribs.

Ingredients
750g Spareribs
1 tsp Rice WineRice Wine

1/4 tsp Salt to taste
2 tsp Flour
3 tsp Dry CornstarchDry Cornstarch

1 tbsp Soy SauceSoy Sauce

1 tbsp VinegarVinegar

2 tbsp Sugar
500ml Vegetable Oil
120 ml of Water


Directions
1. Chop the spareribs into pieces, 1/2 inch wide by 3/4 inch long (13mm by 20mm)
2. Mix with the rice wine and salt.
3. Mix the cornstarch with 1 tbsp water and pour it over the ribs.
4. Stir to coat it well.
5. Mix together the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar , flour and water to make a sauce. Set aside.
6. Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat, or until small bubbles appear around a piece of scallion green or ginger tossed into the oil.
7. Add the spareribs and deep-fry until crisp, stirring to keep them from sticking together.
8. Remove and drain well.
9. Serve hot with streamed rice.



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Barbecued Pork Spare Ribs

Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their comments this week and also apologize for the lack of post as I was travelling due to the coming Chinese New Year. Upon my return this afternoon I decided to cook up something a little more unique in the spirit of Chinese New Year.

Preparing this Barbecued Pork Spare Ribs took quite some time but definitely worth the wait. It oozes tantalizing sweetness to any meal and in my opinion best served right out of the oven (or in my case Microwave Oven). It tasted so much different and tender as compared to purchasing it from the coffee shop where it is hung for most likely hours already.

Ingredients
600g Pork Spare Ribs
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp Hoisin Sauce
2 tbsp Vinegar
1 tbsp Rice Wine or Japanese Sake
2 cloves GarlicGarlic
- minced
2 tbsp Chicken Stock
1 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp of White Pepper
Black Pepper to taste
Salt to taste


Directions
1] Mix all ingredients (except the Spare Ribs) in saucepan.
2] Pour over spare ribs and coat on both sides. Marinate overnight, basting occasionally.
3] Roast ribs on rack in shallow pan in preheated 350 degree (175 C.) oven for one hour.
4] Drain excess fat.
5] Brush sauce over partially cooked ribs.
6] Continue roasting ribs 35 to 45 minutes, basting with the sauce every 10 minutes.
7] My be served hot or at room temperature with Steamed Rice.

Note: If grilling, partially cook ribs as directed above, baste with sauce and grill 20 minutes on each side.



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