Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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.

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