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Sweet and sour pork ribs

Sweet and sour pork ribs

A glossy plate of sweet and sour pork ribs: blanched ribs are pan-fried until golden, then simmered forty minutes with ketchup, white vinegar, sugar, star anise and white pepper until the sticky glaze clings to tender, fall-off-the-bone meat.

Instructions

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    Prepare the necessary ingredients.

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    Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, put the pork ribs in the pot with cold water, add a section of green onion, 2 slices of ginger, and 2 tablespoons of cooking wine.

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    Skim off the foam after the water boils, and blanch for two minutes.

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    Take it out and rinse it clean with warm water, then dry the moisture with kitchen paper and set aside.

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    First, prepare the sweet and sour sauce, remember the 54321口诀, it's very simple to make: 5 tablespoons of Heinz tomato ketchup, 4 tablespoons of white vinegar.

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    2 spoons of white sugar, 2 spoons of water.

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    Mix evenly to make a perfect sweet and sour dish.

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    Put an appropriate amount of oil in the pan, add the ribs and stir-fry, and fry until both sides of the ribs are slightly golden.

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    Add a sufficient amount of boiling water at once, enough to cover the ribs, add a slice of ginger, a section of green onion, one star anise, 1 gram of white pepper powder, and the prepared sweet and sour sauce.

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    Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 40 minutes.

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    Open the lid and add 4 grams of edible salt, then simmer for another 10 minutes.

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    When the sauce thickens, stir-fry until each piece of rib is coated with the glossy sweet and sour sauce, then turn off the heat.

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    Plate it, sprinkle with toasted white sesame seeds, and a sweet and sour flavorful New Year's Eve dish, sweet and sour pork ribs, is complete.

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    The pork ribs are tender and not dry, tasting sweet and fragrant without being greasy; it is undoubtedly the must-have popular dish for the New Year's Eve dinner.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Pork ribs
    600g
  • Green onion
    40g
  • Ginger
    20g
  • white pepper powder
    1g
  • Ketchup
    5 spoon
  • Clear water
    2 spoon

Seasonings

  • Star anise
    1 piece
  • cooking wine
    2 spoon
  • Salt
    4g
  • white vinegar
    4 spoon
  • white sugar
    3 spoon

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • white sesame
    1 spoon