Hawthorn Braised Pork Ribs
山楂排骨
Pork ribs braise with deseeded hawthorn fruit, soy sauce and whole spices before the sauce is reduced.
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Ingredients
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- pork ribs
- 5–6hawthorn fruits, seeds removed
- sugar
- cooking oil
- hot water
- star anise
- bay leaf
- cinnamon
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
- a littlesalt
- rock sugar
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Blanch the ribs, rinse them and drain thoroughly.
- 02
Heat oil and caramelize sugar, then add the ribs and toss to color them.
- 03
Add deseeded hawthorn fruit and enough hot water to cover the ribs. Add star anise, bay leaf, cinnamon, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt and rock sugar.
- 04
Simmer over low heat for 1 hour, then reduce the sauce over high heat.
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Hawthorn Braised Pork Ribs
Pork ribs braise with deseeded hawthorn fruit, soy sauce and whole spices before the sauce is reduced.
Ingredients
- pork ribs
- 5–6hawthorn fruits, seeds removed
- sugar
- cooking oil
- hot water
- star anise
- bay leaf
- cinnamon
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
- a littlesalt
- rock sugar
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Blanch the ribs, rinse them and drain thoroughly.
- 02
Heat oil and caramelize sugar, then add the ribs and toss to color them.
- 03
Add deseeded hawthorn fruit and enough hot water to cover the ribs. Add star anise, bay leaf, cinnamon, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt and rock sugar.
- 04
Simmer over low heat for 1 hour, then reduce the sauce over high heat.
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