Jin Dou Spare Ribs

Tried cooking Jin Dou Spare Ribs for the first time. I'm not a great fan of spare ribs (not much meat, just bone) but Jerome is. So Jerome liked this sweet & sour side dish. I served this with a simple steam toufu on beansprouts and white rice. I had to resort to using fingers to eat the spare ribs & ended up licking my fingers clean of the Jin Dou Sauce. Finger lickin' good? Hmm...

Jin Dou Spare Ribs - Deep Fried Prime Ribs with a Sweet & Sour Sauce

Recipe for Jin Dou Spare Ribs

(adapted from "Hawkers' Fair... Sauces")

Serves 2 as a side dish

Ingredients:

500g spare ribs, cut into pieces

Marinade:

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sesame oil

1 egg

2 tbsp plain flour

1 tbsp corn flour

1 tbsp custard powder

3 tbsp water

Jin Dou Sauce:

50ml black vinegar

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

2 1/2 tbsp tomato sauce

2 1/2 tbsp plum sauce

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp five spice powder

50ml water

Other:

some corn flour water, for thickening (1tbsp cornflour mix with 100ml water)

Method:

1) Marinade sapre ribs for at least 3 hours, best overnight. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.

2) Combine all the ingredients for Jin Dou Sauce and bring to a boil for 3 mins. Add in spare ribs and mix well. Thicken with cornflour water and dish up. Serve hot.