DEEP-FRIED SWEET-AND-PUNGENT SPARERIBS I

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Deep-Fried Sweet-and-Pungent Spareribs I image

Number Of Ingredients 16

Sweet-and-Pungent Sauce I
1 carrot
1 cucumber
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 pounds pork spare ribs
1 egg
5 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon five spices
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vinegar
oil for deep-frying

Steps:

  • 1. Prepare a sweet-and-pungent sauce (search for " Category: Sweet-and-Pungent Sauces"). 2. Peel and sliver carrot and cucumber mince garlic. Combine with vinegar, sugar and salt. Let stand 15 minutes or more. 3. Cut ribs apart, then with a cleaver, chop each, bone and all, in 1-inch sections. Wash in cold water and drain well. 4. Beat egg. Then blend with cornstarch, soy sauce, Five Spices, pepper, and remaining salt and vinegar to make a batter. 5. Dip rib sections in batter to coat. Heat oil to smoking. Add ribs a few at a time. Reduce heat slightly and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. 6. Reheat sweet-and-pungent sauce. Briefly stir in ribs to reheat. Drain marinated carrots and cucumber and arrange on a serving platter with ribs and sauce on top. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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