Honey Garlic Pork Ribs (Air Fry) 蒜子蜜汁骨
蒜子蜜汁骨 Honey Garlic Pork Ribs (Air Fry) is an addicting Cantonese style dish that is delicious with a sweetly sticky glaze. All you need is 15 minutes, and you can wrap your fingers around these crispy garlic bits coated in a sticky honey garlic sauce famous on Chinese restaurant menus.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lbs Pork Side Ribs or Spareribs, individual ribs or cut into chopstick size pieces
- 10 Cloves of Fresh Garlic minced
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing Wine
- 2 tsp Ground White Pepper
- 2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 2 tbs Oyster Sauce
- 2 tbps corn starch
- Kosher Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Avocado Oil or Cooking Spray for air frying
- 1/4 C Maltose Sugar or Honey
- 4 Cloves of Fresh Garlic, minced (optional)
- 1 tsp Fresh Ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Wine
- 1 tsp Chinkiang black vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Chicken Essence Powder (optional)
Instructions
- 1
First, wash the pork ribs with cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper towels.
- 2
If using a full rack of back ribs, remove the membrane and trim off excess fat.
- 3
Cut pork ribs into small bite-sized pieces if desired. Most Asian supermarkets and meat shops will already carry this cut of pork.
- 4
Add pork ribs and marinade sauce (minced garlic, Shaoxing cooking wine, ground white pepper powder, brown sugar, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, corn starch and kosher salt) into a large reusable freezer bag.
- 5
Seal the large reusable freezer bag and massage the marinade around the meat until evenly coated.
- 6
Place into the refrigerator and let marinate for at least 20 minutes. Marinating overnight will be more flavourful.
- 7
Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
- 8
Place spareribs in a single layer in the air fryer basket lined with air fryer parchment paper. Spray the pork chops with cooking spray or with an oil mister.
- 9
Cooking spare ribs in the air fryer is a great way to get the ribs extra crispy without excess oil.
- 10
Set the cooking time to 10 minutes at 375F. Flipping halfway.
- 11
Cook at 400F for another 5 minutes for bite-sized individual pieces or 6-7 minutes for the meatier side ribs.
- 12
Insert an instant read thermometer at the thickest part of the pork side ribs and check that the internal temperature of the meat is at least 145F.
- 13
Air fry until golden brown.
- 14
While the spareribs are air frying, prepare honey garlic sauce in a large bowl.
- 15
Add dark soy sauce, minced garlic, grated ginger or ginger powder, maltose syrup or honey, Shaoxing cooking wine and Chinkiang black vinegar to a small bowl. Mix well until combined.
- 16
You may also opt to add a little bit of Chicken Essence Powder to enhance the flavour profile.
- 17
Carefully transfer bone tender ribs from the air fryer with tongs or a slotted spoon.
- 18
Evenly coat the ribs with honey garlic sauce. Toss and mix well.
- 19
Return the ribs glazed with honey sweet sauces to the air fryer and cook at 400F for a further minute or two minutes for bigger pieces.
- 20
Drizzle on the additional sauce if desired.
- 21
Serve these crispy pork pieces on a serving plate. Garnish with sesame seeds, finely chopped green onions or fresh cilantro.
- 22
Let rest for a few minutes.
- 23
Enjoy hot!