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Pork Ribs in Sweet and Sour Sauce
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A Chinese-style pork ribs dish featuring tender boiled ribs browned and coated in a homemade sweet and sour sauce, perfect to enjoy at home with white rice.
00:40:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- pork ribs - 2 pounds (cut into squares)
- water - watch the video to see (for boiling ribs and sauce)
- bay leaves - 2 leaves (for boiling ribs)
- oil - 2 tablespoons (for frying ribs)
- lemon-flavored pepper - to taste (seasoning for ribs)
- cilantro - to taste (optional, for seasoning)
- annatto - to taste (optional, for color and flavor)
- cornstarch - 1 tablespoon (for thickening sauce)
- vinegar - 1 tablespoon (any kind, for sweet and sour sauce)
- brown sugar - 2 tablespoons (for sweetening sauce)
- ketchup - 3 tablespoons (or tomato sauce, for sauce base)
- soy sauce - to taste (optional, for sauce flavor)
- chives - to taste (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare and boil ribs: Cut pork ribs into squares. Place ribs in water with bay leaves and bring to a boil. Remove foam and fat to eliminate unpleasant odors. Boil until ribs are tender. Drain and rinse ribs with cold water.
- Season ribs: Add oil to ribs and season with lemon-flavored pepper, cilantro, and annatto (optional). Marinate if desired.
- Brown the ribs: Heat a pan and fry ribs without adding extra oil to brown them on all sides until crispy outside but still tender inside.
- Make sweet and sour sauce: In a separate container, mix water, cornstarch, vinegar, brown sugar, and ketchup. Optionally add soy sauce and food coloring. Heat the mixture until it thickens.
- Combine ribs and sauce: Add the browned ribs to the thickened sweet and sour sauce. Cook together for a few minutes until ribs are fully coated and sauce is glossy.
- Serve: Serve ribs hot, garnished with chives, alongside white rice.
