Chinese Spareribs

Tender And Delicious!

Posted by liz at recipegoldmine.com May 26, 2001

Source: Cookin' Dad - posted 11-04-2000 10:50 am

I made these last night and they were wickedly good. The meat was soooo tender! My father-in-law made Chinese spareribs for me when he last visited and the flavor delicious. The meat was very tender, but could have been a tad more tender by my standards (don't get me wrong, his meat was still tender!) The other day I got to thinkin' that in the past I have steamed my ribs and they are always delicious, even more tender than FIL's. However, FIL last time he visited, insisted on boiling them, allowing them to cool, dipping ribs in corn starch and frying before pouring sauce over meat. This method is good, but cumbersome. Anyhow, sorry for rambling. I decided to boil my ribs, but I added 2/3 cup soy sauce and about 1/4 cup red wine along with several slices of ginger (coarsely sliced and shaped like quarter) I placed ribs in 2 quart pot and put enough water in to make sure ribs were well covered (amount. of ribs I used filled pot a little more than halfway full--sorry no exact measurements!) After I brought water/soy sauce/red wine mixture to boil, I put lid on, reduced heat and SIMMERED ribs for exactly 2 hours and 20 minutes THE RIBS WERE UNBELIEVABLY TENDER!!! Boiling them for two hours in regular water will also get them very tender, but the red wine, soy sauce and clamping lid down made a huge difference. I swear by this method from here on in! For American style ribs, I'll use a combination of coke, water and probably apple cider vinegar. After I boiled the ribs, I removed them from liquid with tongs and set them in greased Pyrex dish. After ribs had cooled for a while, I basted generously with the sauce below, which is a minor variation of the crispy fish sauce recipe I posted the other day

Sauce
1/3 cup ketchup
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons regular prepared mustard**
1 tablespoon ginger (minced as fine as possible)
1 teaspoon garlic (minced as fine as possible)
About 3 tablespoons green onions, green part only
About 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with little more
    than 1 tablespoon water for thickening sauce
About 2 tablespoons hot oil (add to sauce after thickened)

To tell you the truth, you could use the original crispy sauce recipe and the ribs will still turn out great. Really the only difference is that I used a bit more ketchup and ginger. After you have basted ribs in sauce, place in preheated 325 degree F oven and bake for about 25 minutes basting generously once or twice. I know you rib fans will love this recipe!

P.S. If you want a soy sauce-based sauce recipe for ribs, you can use the one for crispy beef and use a bit more soy sauce (about 1/3 cup and ginger - about 1 tablespoon).

Chinese Spareribs

6 pounds spareribs
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
Juice of 1 lemon
2 cloves garlic, crushed

Brown spareribs in a hot (450 degree F) oven for about 15 minutes. Pour off fat. Mix ginger, soy sauce, lemon and garlic to make sauce. Pour over ribs. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours, basting often. Serve with Hot Mustard Sauce.

Hot Mustard Sauce
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup wine vinegar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup Colman’s English Mustard
    (no substitute)
2 large or 3 medium eggs

Mix all ingredients and cook in double boiler until thick. Do not use blender to mix.

Can be stored in refrigerator for several months and can be reheated. It loses "hotness" the longer it is stored. Use as a dip or spread for crackers and sandwiches or to accompany ham or shrimp.

Chinese Spareribs

Shared with recipegoldmine.com by J. Price

These are not the sweet, gooey, sticky ribs you get at cheap Chinese take out joints, instead they are drier and have a more complex and wonderful flavor.

3 pounds pork spareribs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

Barbecue Sauce
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 large garlic cloves
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped ginger
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons red bean paste

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.

Sprinkle ribs evenly with salt and pepper in an ovenproof dish and bake for 1 1/2 hours.

Combine the sauce ingredients in a blender and mix for 15 or 20 seconds or until pureed. Add the sauce to the ribs coating them evenly. Turn the oven up to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 30 minutes.