Chinese-Style Braised Short Ribs

Name: Chinese-Style Braised Short Ribs
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) soy sauce; ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) dry sherry; 3 Tbsp honey; 3 Tbsp Asian sesame oil; 2 Tbsp peeled and grated fresh ginger; 1 Tbsp Chinese five-spice powder; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 4 star anise pods; 3½ lb (1.75 kg) beef short ribs; ½ cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) hoisin sauce; Fresh cilantro leaves; 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced; 1 red jalapeño chile, seeded and minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced

Preparation info

4–6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking with Spice

By Jennifer Newens

Published 2013

About

This Chinese-influenced recipe mingles star anise and five-spice powder with other Eastern and Western ingredients to create sweet-and-spicy comfort food perfect for a cold night. Although the cooking is mostly hands-off, you’ll need to plan ahead, as the meat marinates for several hours and needs a couple of hours in the oven.

Ingredients

3½ lb (1.75 kg) beef short ribs
½ cup (4

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Arrange ribs in a single layer in a nonreactive dish. In a bowl, whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sherry, honey, sesame oil, ginger, five-spice powder, mustard, star anise, garlic, and chile. Pour over ribs and turn to coat well. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.

Remove ribs from refrigerator and bring to room temperature.