Name: Sweet and Sour “Boneless” Spareribs (甜酸出骨排)
Yield: Serves 4 as a single appetizer; more with an assortment.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ⅛ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons oil; 1 small whole scallion, cut in two; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; 3 quarter-sized slices peeled ginger; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1½ pounds meaty small spareribs

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a single appetizer .

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

It may sound inconceivable to bone spareribs, but it is extremely easy to do if they are simmered first. Dark and glistening, these thickly glazed ribs are moist, tasty, and slightly crunchy. Their sweet and sour taste is faintly laced with the flavor of sesame oil and caramelized sugar. This is not only a good appetizer but also a scrumptious main dish.