Chinese Braised Ribs 红烧排骨
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- 4 tbsp cooking wine
Fully submerge the ribs in cold water. Add cooking wine and boil the water. *Cooking wine is useful in getting rid of the rancid taste of meat.
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Take the ribs out using chopsticks or a skimmer spoon and rinse them using warm water.
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Wash the pot/wok if you want to use the same one to cook the ribs. Add oil to the wok, and pour the ribs to the wok when the oil is heated.
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- 1 star anise
- 5 dried red pepper
- ¼ cup soy sauce
Add cold water until the ribs are half way submerged. Add sugar, dried red pepper, star anise, and soy sauce. Put the lid on until the water boils and then lower the gas to 4 or 5. Cook for 30-45 minutes. You can also add some ginger and scallion at this step to fully get rid of the rancid meat taste just in case.
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Remove the lid and turn the heat back to high. Carefully watch the water because it evaporates quite fast. Stir the ribs if needed in case they get sticky to the pot/wok. The ribs are done when there’s only a little broth left and it should be a bit sticky. Their color is also much darker.