Spicy Salt and Pepper Spareribs

Name: Spicy Salt and Pepper Spareribs
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground sichuan peppercorns; 2 small red chillies, finely chopped; 2 spring onions (scallions), finely chopped; oil, for deep-frying; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2–3 tablespoons plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) Chinese-style pork spareribs; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine; ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon sesame oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) Chinese-style pork spareribs
1

Main course
Spicy

Method

Ask the butcher to cut the slab of spare ribs crosswise into thirds that measure 4–5 cm (1½–2 inches) in length, or use a cleaver to do so yourself. Cut the ribs betwe