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Braised Pork Ribs With Potatoes & Eggs

Name: Braised Pork Ribs With Potatoes & Eggs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 hr
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2½ lb. Pork ribs; 1 tsp. Light soy sauce; 2 qt. Cooking oil; 6 large Boiled eggs; 1/2 tsp. Light soy sauce; 2 tbsp. Cooking oil; 1 cup Cane sugar; 1 qt. Water; 3 stalks Green onion; 6 slices Ginger, sliced; 1/2 cup Shaoxing wine; 1/2 cup Crystal sugar; 1/2 cup Light soy sauce; 5 counts Star anise; 2 stalks Cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. Five-spice powder; 1/4 tsp. Salt; 1 lb. Cooked baby potatoes

Chef John Zhang

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These braised ribs are like a Chinese style barbecue. With Chef John’s techniques, we can achieve a crispy yet tender texture where the bone will come off cleanly when finished. With the ribs, we have eggs and mini potatoes, similar coated in the salty-sweet reduced sauce that will compliment your meal nicely.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 20 min

COOKING TIME: 3 hr

TOTAL TIME: 3 hr 20 min

3 SERVING

Ingredients:

2½ lb. Pork ribs
1 tsp. Light soy sauce
2 qt. Cooking oil
6 large Boiled eggs
1/2 tsp. Light soy sauce
2 tbsp. Cooking oil
1 cup Cane sugar
1 qt. Water
3 stalks Green onion
6 slices Ginger, sliced
1/2 cup Shaoxing wine
1/2 cup Crystal sugar
1/2 cup Light soy sauce
5 counts Star anise
2 stalks Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Five-spice powder
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 lb. Cooked baby potatoes

Directions:

Step 1

Over a baking sheet, rub soy sauce all over pork ribs, to give the meat an appealing color.

Step 2

In a wok over high temperature, heat oil to 300°F/150°C, deep-fry ribs over medium-low heat for 5 to 8 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oil and set them aside. Rub the hard-boiled de-shelled eggs with a bit of soy sauce and deep-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, until golden brown. It'll form a brown-color skin over the eggs and make it keeping the shape when stewing. It's so called tiger-skin eggs.

Step 3

In another wok over medium-low heat, add the cane sugar and stir continuously until melted. Turn to low heat, continue to stir and cook until the sugar gets darker. Be patient at this step and keep an eye on the melted sugar. When it completely caramelized, you'll see bubbles popping up. When the bubbles turn smaller, slowly add the water in the wok and continue to cook. Once the melted sugar and water is fully mixed, add the ribs, eggs, green onion, ginger, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, light-soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, five spice powder, and salt. Once boiling, turn to low heat and cover to simmer for 2 to 2.5 hours. Then, add cooked potatoes and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes over low heat until the potatoes absorb the flavors. At last, turn to high heat and reduce the sauce for 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 4

Plate it with rice and veggies. Enjoy!