Hóngshāo Páigǔ (红烧排骨, Red Braised Pork Ribs)
While living in Beijing, my home was blessed with an Āyí (Chinese for aunt, another term for home helper) who could cook well. Āyí gave me my first cooking lessons in China. Hóngshāo Páigǔ is a favorite in her home and easily became one of my favorites as it had an ingredient close to my heart — pork ribs. Allow some prep time to parboil the ribs, then set aside until ready to toss in the wok and serve.
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork ribs, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- 1 star anise, 6 segments
- 1 stalk large scallion, white part sliced
- 1 1-inch piece ginger, sliced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 dry red chili peppers
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing cooking wine, or dry Sherry wine
- 1 tablespoon homemade chili oil
- salt
Method
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Boil pork ribs with star anise, scallion, and ginger until meat is tender, about 40 minutes over low to medium flame. Remove scum from surface.
- Heat oil in wok. Add sugar and stir until completely melted. Be careful to not let the sugar burn.
- Add ribs and dry chilies, coating each rib with the glaze. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
- After the ribs turn reddish brown, add Shaoxing cooking wine, soy sauce, and homemade chili oil. Stir fry for one minute then garnish with sliced green onion. Salt to taste.
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do you think TJ able to cook some of these dishes? they look easy and delicious. I love those recipes that are not fried. keep on coming….
Aunty Amy, I can’t promise anything. The first step to even the easiest cooking, is turning on the stove.
We’ll see. Yesterday, I made Shajiang Ju Ji (Galanga / Sand Ginger Steamed Chicken and told him how easy it was. He knows he can find the recipe on this website.
http://showshanti.com/made-in-a-rice-cooker-sand-ginger-steamed-chicken/
thanks Shanti! I think I’d try to make it. it sounds easy enough. do you add any water in the chicken at all? recipe didn’t mention, I assume juice comes out of the drum sticks.
Aunty Amy
Aunty Amy,
It’s almost magic, but no, you don’t have to add any water to the chicken as it will have the water from when you wash the chicken and it’s own juices. Enjoy!