Deliciously sticky and moorish, these ribs are great for entertaining. Once you start, it’s hard to stop – make sure you provide plenty of nap- kins for your guests! The marinade for this recipe also goes great with chicken.
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Sticky Chinese Pork Spare Ribs
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 2 hrs 30 mins
Total: 2 hrs 40 mins
Ribs, Slow Cooked
Asian, Chinese
Servings4 - 6
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Deliciously sticky and moorish, these ribs are great for entertaining. Once you start, it’s hard to stop - make sure you provide plenty of nap- kins for your guests!
Ingredients
- 2 kg / 4 lbs meaty pork ribs , cut into single rib pieces
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp shao xing wine
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 tbsp brown sugar or honey
- 4 tbsp tomato sauce or ketchup
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp sambal oelek
- 6 cloves garlic , finely chopped
- 2 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
- 1 tsp salt
- Sesame seeds , coriander, shallots and red chilli to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Mix marinade ingredients together in a bowl or freezer bag. Add the ribs and marinate for at least an hour, or overnight if possible. You can freeze the marinaded meat if you wish.
- Before cooking, let the ribs come to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 160C/320F.
- Pour the ribs and all the marinade into a baking dish large enough so the ribs are in a single layer, but not so large that they are too spread out.
- Add water up to about 1/3 of the way up the ribs. 6 Cover tightly with foil and place in oven to cook for approximately 1.5 hours.
- Take out of the oven, remove the foil and touch the ribs – they should be quite tender, but not falling off the bone. The marinade in the baking dish should still be quite watery.
- Turn the ribs over, then return the baking dish to the oven without the foil. After 20 minutes, take the ribs out – they should be nicely browned and starting to char. Turn the ribs, then spoon the marinade over, then return to the oven for another 10 to 20 minutes.
- The ribs are done when they are falling off the bone, sticky and glossy and the marinade has reduced down to a thick sauce coating the ribs.
- Rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander, sesame seeds, julienned shallots and sliced fresh red chilli.
So good!
Hi. I would like to try this recipe but am wondering if it matters which type of pork ribs — riblets, baby back, side ribs? Thanks
This is literally the best thing I have ever tasted!
Can you cook this dish in a pressure cooker? Also, are there any substitutes for Chinese five spice?
Hi Ashley, you can cook in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes but you then need to pop them in a baking dish and into the oven for the sauce to reduce and become like a glaze. You can make your own five spice powder too – try this recipe here: https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-make-five-spice-powder-4065302 N x
Thank you so much! I reduced the sauce on the stove top and used the substitutions, my family DEVOURED them!
These are the best spare ribs ever! I love recipetin eats!
We absolutely loved this dish. I am making it for the second time tonight. Thanks Nagi
The flavours of these ribs were so delicious!! The sauce didn’t quite thicken so the ribs weren’t quite sticky, but they were so tasty we didn’t even mind. Served with your delicious veggie stir-fry. You’re making me a superstar in the kitchen 🤗 thank you
I’m so glad you enjoyed them Priscilla! N x