Name: Hoisin pork spare ribs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 600ml groundnut oil -; 1kg pork spare ribs, separated into individual ribs -; 850ml chicken stock -; 2 tbsp chilli bean sauce -; 1 Tbsp granulated sugar -; 75ml Shaohsing rice wine or dry Sherry -; 1.5 tbsp dark soy sauce -; 2 tbsp light soy sauce -; 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped -; 2 spring onions , finely chopped -; 2 tbsp whole yellow bean sauce (optional) -; 3 tbsp hoisin sauce -; 2 tbsp cornflour blended with 3 tbsp water -

Ingredients for - Hoisin pork spare ribs

1. 600ml groundnut oil

2. 1kg pork spare ribs, separated into individual ribs

3. 850ml chicken stock

4. 2 tbsp chilli bean sauce

5. 1 Tbsp granulated sugar

6. 75ml Shaohsing rice wine or dry Sherry

7. 1.5 tbsp dark soy sauce

8. 2 tbsp light soy sauce

9. 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped

10. 2 spring onions , finely chopped

11. 2 tbsp whole yellow bean sauce (optional)

12. 3 tbsp hoisin sauce

13. 2 tbsp cornflour blended with 3 tbsp water

How to cook deliciously - Hoisin pork spare ribs

1 . Stage

Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer or large wok and deep-fry the spare ribs until they are brown and crisp. Do this in several batches, draining each cooked batch well on kitchen paper.

2 . Stage

Combine all the sauce ingredients in a large pan and bring to the boil. Add the deep-fried spare ribs, cover and simmer for about 1 hr or until they are tender. Drain off the sauce and remove any remaining fat.

3 . Stage

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the spare ribs on a rack in a roasting tin and bake in the oven for 15-20 mins until they are brown, basting with the braising sauce every 5 mins.

4 . Stage

Using a cleaver or a sharp, heavy knife, chop the spare ribs into 6cm-long pieces. Turn them onto a warm serving platter and serve immediately.