Chinese home cooking

Salt and Pepper Pork Ribs

Name: Salt and Pepper Pork Ribs
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: pork ribs; scallions; ginger; cooking wine; onion; green and red chiles; garlic; sesame seeds; chili powder; cumin powder; salt-and-pepper seasoning; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 1 spoonful oyster sauce; 1/2 spoonful sugar; a little salt; a little dark soy sauce; cooking oil

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Pre-simmered pork ribs are pan-fried until golden and tossed with chopped aromatics, cumin and salt-and-pepper seasoning.

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Published 2026-10-12

Golden rib pieces with chopped peppers, onion and sesame. — Salt and Pepper Pork Ribs

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

pork ribs
scallions
ginger
cooking wine
onion
green and red chiles
garlic
sesame seeds
chili powder
cumin powder
salt-and-pepper seasoning
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
1/2 spoonfulsugar
a littlesalt
a littledark soy sauce
cooking oil

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
Put ribs in cold water with scallions, ginger and cooking wine. Bring to a boil and skim, then simmer over low heat for 40 minutes. Drain thoroughly.
02
Prepare chopped onion, green and red chiles, garlic, sesame seeds, chili powder, cumin and salt-and-pepper seasoning. Mix the soy sauces, oyster sauce, sugar and salt separately.
03
Heat oil and fry the ribs until golden on both sides. Add the chopped ingredients and spices and stir-fry.
04
Pour in the sauce and toss until evenly coated.

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Cooking Method

Pan-Frying

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