Wuxi Braised Pork Ribs

This famous dish is named for the city where it originated. Wuxi, which lies northwest of Shanghai, was once known for the production of pewter, a reputation that died when the tin mines were exhausted. That prompted locals to call the town Wuxi, or “no more tin.” Nowadays, the city is more famous for ribs than for its past metal industry. In this dish, I blanch the ribs in a wok or pot before I braise them in a sand clay pot because I find using a wok for that step is easier.