Braised Pork Spare Ribs
A Singporean way of braising pork ribs. The ribs are marinated in soy sauce, peppercorns, garlic and orange juice before being pan-seared, then braised until perfectly tender. Serve with freshly cooked rice.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon crushed black peppercorns
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 285ml orange juice, divided
- 675g pork spare ribs
- 250ml orange juice
- 250ml water
- 5 sticks cinnamon
- 7 star anise
- caster sugar to taste
- groundnut oil for frying
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled (optional)
Method
Prep:30min ›
Cook:1hr50min ›
Extra time:30min marinating ›
Ready in:2hr50min
- In a bowl, stir together light and dark soy sauces, crushed peppercorns, garlic and 2 tablespoons orange juice. Place spare ribs in the marinade. Cover and set aside for at least 30 minutes. (If marinating much longer than 30 minutes, refrigerate.)
- Transfer marinade to a large stock pot and set ribs aside. To the stock pot add remaining orange juice, water, cinnamon sticks, star anise and sugar. Bring to the boil.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Carefully place ribs in oil and fry for 2 minutes per side or until edges are sealed. Transfer to the stock pot and boil, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, adding hard boiled eggs at this point, if using.
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My husband and I LOVED this! It was so yummy!! I personally don't like spare ribs, so next time I make it I think I will use a pork roast sliced or something, but the flavor was phenomenal!! I made it with Coconut Jasmine Rice and it was a wonderful accompaniment to the dish!! I will definately make this one again, it made me feel like a gourmet chef! ;o) - 04 Jan 2006 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This recipe is so amazing i would give more stars if I could.The ingredients may sound odd together but mixed together theyre awesome,will definetely make this an all time favorite. - 06 Sep 2005 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This is really delicious. I suggest you stick to the oranges. I made a mistake of substituting them on the second batch I made. It was such a hit! I made this with beef chucks and they tasted even better. - 07 Jun 2005 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)