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Singaporean Tender Pork Spare Ribs

By: ZEPHYLOQUY  
"This is one of my mother's excellent Asian recipes. These spare ribs are marinated in light and dark soy sauce, orange juice, garlic, and peppercorn, then fried briefly. After simmering the ribs, marinade, and spices such as star anise and cinnamon for an hour, they are ready to serve with white rice. Very flavorful and tender!"

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What to Drink?

Wine Riesling
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr 50 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon crushed black peppercorns
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 10 fluid ounces orange juice, divided
  • 1 1/2 pounds pork spareribs
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 sticks cinnamon
  • 7 star anise
  • white sugar to taste
  • peanut or corn oil for frying
  • 3 hard-cooked eggs, peeled (optional)

Directions

  1. In a bowl, stir together light and dark soy sauces, crushed peppercorns, garlic, and 2 tablespoons orange juice. Separate ribs between each bone into individual ribs, and place in the marinade. Cover, and set aside for at least 30 minutes. (If marinating much longer than 30 minutes, refrigerate.)
  2. Transfer marinade to a large stockpot, and set ribs aside. To the stockpot add remaining 1 cup orange juice, water, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and sugar. Bring to a boil.
  3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Carefully place ribs in oil, and fry for 2 minutes per side, or until edges are sealed. Transfer to the stockpot, and boil, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Cover, and simmer for 1 hour, adding hard boiled eggs at this point, if using.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 696 | Total Fat: 54.1g | Cholesterol: 249mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2006 by AMYLYNN6841 
My husband and I LOVED this! It was so yummy!! I personally don't like spare ribs, so next... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2005 by CHERRYCHIXX 
This is really delicious. I suggest you stick to the oranges. I made a mistake of substituting... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 6, 2005 by JENEPEREZ 
This recipe is so amazing i would give more stars if I could.The ingredients may sound odd... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2009 by Jen J 
Wonderful. I admit I was rather dubious about the large quantity of spices (note for the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2006 by papaya 
Was a disaster for. Got the idea but in future I would rather know how long a stick of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2009 by simplysweet 
I didn't have any star anise so I just left it out and my boyfriend doesn't like cinnamon and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2009 by ErinG 
We made twice the ribs in the same amount of sauce and only used 3 cinnamon sticks. we thought... MORE

 
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