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Chef Ah Qing's Golden Ratio Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs

Name: Chef Ah Qing's Golden Ratio Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: pork ribs; dried mango; Onion; Cucumber; red bell pepper; Egg; beer; sweet potato starch; sugar; Shaoxing preserved plum; tapioca starch; ketchup; white vinegar; soy sauce paste; water

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skilletInstruction

8 Steps Total

Active Cooking

00:00:30

warningStay safe

Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw pork to prevent cross-contamination. You must wash your hands after handling raw meat, otherwise it can easily cause bacterial infection.

Place the pork ribs in a bowl, add 1 egg and 4 tbsp of beer, mix well with gloves until the egg and beer are fully absorbed and the surface feels smooth, let marinate for 20 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes.

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The beer and egg must be thoroughly mixed and absorbed by the meat during marinating, otherwise the meat will not tenderize evenly.

Ingredients:pork ribs (500 g)Egg (1 piece)beer (4 tbsp)

Tools:glovesmixing bowl

Preparation

00:01:12

In a glass bowl, add 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 Shaoxing preserved plums, 1 tsp starch, 6 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp white vinegar, 0.5 tbsp soy sauce paste, and 3 tbsp water, mix well until the sugar is completely dissolved.

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The sugar must be completely dissolved when mixing the sauce, otherwise the sweetness will be uneven when cooking.

Ingredients:sugar (2 tbsp)Shaoxing preserved plum (2 piece)tapioca starch (1 tsp)ketchup (6 tbsp)white vinegar (1 tbsp)soy sauce paste (0.5 tbsp)water (3 tbsp)

Tools:glass bowlspoon

Preparation

00:02:03

Place the marinated ribs into the sweet potato starch, rotate the bowl and press gently so each piece is evenly coated with starch.

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Press the sweet potato starch gently onto the ribs, otherwise the coating will easily fall off during frying.

Ingredients:sweet potato starch (130 g)pork ribs

Tools:mixing bowl

Active Cooking

00:02:22

Pour appropriate oil into the wok and preheat to 160°C, add the coated ribs and fry for 2 minutes, turn to high heat to expel oil for 1 minute, stirring gently, until the surface is golden and crispy, then remove.

local_fire_department160°C low oil temperature fry for 2 minutes, turn to high heat to expel oil for 1 minute

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The oil temperature must be maintained at 160°C when frying, otherwise the starch will burn quickly while the inside remains uncooked.

Ingredients:pork ribs

Tools:wokstrainerTongsthermometer

Active Cooking

00:03:20

Place onion chunks, cucumber chunks, and red bell pepper in a strainer, pour 160°C hot oil over them to blanch briefly, keeping the vegetables fresh and glossy.

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Be careful when pouring hot oil to avoid splashing and burns.

Ingredients:Onion (75 g)Cucumber (2 piece)red bell pepper (55 g)

Tools:strainerladle

Active Cooking

00:03:42

Heat the wok and add a little cooking oil, pour in the prepared sweet and sour sauce (excluding plums), turn to high heat and stir-fry until bubbling and aromatic.

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Stir-fry the sauce continuously over high heat, otherwise it will easily stick to the bottom and burn.

Tools:wooden spatulawok

Active Cooking

00:04:23

Add the fried ribs into the wok, turn to medium-low heat and stir-fry slowly until every piece of rib is evenly coated with the sweet and sour sauce.

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Turn to medium-low heat after adding the ribs, otherwise the sauce will reduce too quickly before the ribs absorb the flavor.

Ingredients:pork ribs

Tools:wooden spatulawok

Active Cooking

00:04:52

Add the blanched onion chunks, cucumber chunks, red bell pepper, and 40g dried mango, toss quickly until all ingredients and sauce are well combined, then remove from heat.

local_fire_departmentmedium-low heat quick stir-fry

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Toss quickly after adding the vegetables and dried mango, otherwise the vegetables will lose their crispness from overcooking.

Ingredients:OnionCucumberred bell pepperdried mango (40 g)

Tools:wooden spatulawok