Vietnamese Lamb Ribs

Name: Vietnamese Lamb Ribs
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 2 tbsp ground coriander; 2 tbsp good chicken stock powder; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; lime wedges for garnish; salt and white pepper to taste; 4 tsp lime juice; ¾ cup honey; 24 lamb ribs (about 1.8 kg); a handful of roughly chopped coriander; ¾ cup fish sauce; 1 tbsp white pepper; 1 large onion; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; crispy fried onions for garnish (optional); 1 large carrot, roughly sliced; ½ cup sunflower oil; 6 tbsp soya sauce; ½ cup whiskey; 4 tbsp minced garlic (about 10 cloves); 5 peppercorns

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Set a Table

By Karen Dudley

Published 2018

About

As more and more South Africans become informed about the cost of meat to the environment and our health, we naturally become fussier about where our meat comes from. More of us are moving towards a vegetable led approach with “proper”, sustainably raised meat served on the side. My feeling is that if we are eating meat, it needs to be carefully and respectfully prepared. These lamb ribs are braised (the best way to cook “cheaper cuts”) and then grilled to perfection. You can just imagine h