Spiced Pork Spare Ribs

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

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

Snack
Starter

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