Cik Kong Ribs 浙江排骨
Ready to try a quick and easy spare ribs dish? This Chinese style Cik Kong Ribs recipe features tender meat and a flavorful sweet-and-sour glaze perfect for any occasion!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 600 grams spare ribs
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds (toasted)
- 1 tbsp chinese wine
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp black vinegar (chinese black vinegar (Zhe Chu 浙醋))
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tbsp chilli sauce
- 1½ tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
- 1
Preparing Ingredients:
- 2
Have ready some pork spare ribs and toasted sesame seeds.
- 3
First toast some sesame seeds in a hot pan. Then remove and set aside.
- 4
Then prepare ingredients needed to marinade the spare ribs.
- 5
Also prepare ingredients to make the spare ribs sauce.
- 6
Mix the sauce ingredients till well combined. Then set aside.
- 7
Clean and Marinate Spare Ribs:
- 8
Next clean the spare ribs. Add a tablespoon of cornstarch onto the spare ribs. Mix and thoroughly massage the ribs. Then rinse the ribs in running water for 1 to 2 minutes, gently massaging and moving the ribs around the bowl as you rinse.Halfway through, pour out the water and repeat. After rinsing, dry the spare ribs. Squeeze the ribs against the colander with your hands and pour out excess water.
- 9
Combine cleaned spare ribs with marinade ingredients and marinade for 3 hours. Then prepare to cook the dish.
- 10
Cooking Cik Kong Ribs:
- 11
Start by deep frying the marinated spare ribs. First heat up the wok before add in oil. Then pour enough oil into a wok. Heat up the oil over medium heat. Oil is ready when bubbles begin to appear around the tip of a chopstick placed into the oil. Carefully place flour-coated ribs into hot oil. Fry until golden brown and cooked through, about 7 to 10 minutes. Fry in batches to avoid overcrowding. Dish out and drain on plate.
- 12
Then cook the sauce for the spare ribs. Pour the sauce into a clean wok. using medium heat, stir the sauce and bring to a boil.
- 13
Then add in the deep fried spare ribs and mix well. Remember that the sauce will become thicker as it cools down, so you should turn off the heat a little before the sauce reaches the perfect consistency. Then sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top. Mix lightly and dish up onto plate to serve.
- 14
Serve this delicious spare ribs dish hot with steamed white rice and Enjoy!