Name: Glazed Five-Fragrance Spareribs (五香排骨)
Yield: Serves 3 to 4 as a single appetizer; more with an assortment.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 medium clove garlic, crushed and peeled; 3 tablespoons oil; 2 tablespoons dry sherry; Fresh parsley and Radish Fans, optional; 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 1½ cups boiling water; 1½ pounds meaty spareribs; ½ teaspoon five-fragrance powder; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon dry sherry

Preparation info

Serves
3 to 4
as a single appetizer .

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

These dark, glistening morsels are aromatic of that powerful ingredient, the five-fragrance powder. They are sugary and sticky, and you won’t be able to stop eating them.

Ingredients

1½ pounds meaty spareribs
1½ cups boiling water
2 tablespo

Method

Chop the ribs into 1-inch pieces. Put them in a small pot and marinate in the simmer sauce for 15 minutes. Add the boiling water and bring the simmer sauce to a boil. Adjust heat to medium low to maintain a strong simmer; then cover and simmer for 30 minut

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