Name: Spiced Pork Spare Ribs
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon chilli oil; 1 teaspoon cornflour; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar; 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce; ½ teaspoon shao xing; 2 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; ½ cup coriander leaves; 4 cups vegetable oil; Szechuan salt and pepper to taste; 500 g lean pork spare ribs; 1 egg

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simply Asian

By Neil Perry

Published 2000

About

These little ribs make easy finger food, and I’ve never seen anybody stop at one - they are really addictive! dipped in Szechuan salt and pepper, they are perfect with a beer.

Ingredients

Sauce

2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons sugar
1

Method

To make the sauce, boil all the ingredients in a small pot until the sugar melts. Leave to cool.

To make the marinade, combine all the ingredients.

Cut pork into 5-cm lengths, pour over the marinade and leave to marinate for 40 minutes. Heat the oil in a wok until very hot. Deep-fry the ribs until they are a deep golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain well on crumpl