Japanese Braised Spareribs Recipe

Ingredients:

• Marinate and Brown:
• 3 to 4 pounds pork spareribs (original recipe=1 1/2 pounds!!!), cut into individual ribs
• 1 Tablespoon shoyu
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon toban jiang (Japanese chile-bean sauce)
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons honey
• vegetable oil for browning the ribs

Preparation:

Japanese Braised Spareribs Recipe

Marinate the ribs for 60 minutes then remove from marinade and heat a skillet, and add oil. Over medium heat, brown all sides of the ribs working in batches.

The Braise:

• 1/2 cup sake
• 3 Tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup water

Combine the above ingredients in a large pot and add the browned ribs. Bring it all to a boil over medium heat then cook covered over low heat for 30 minutes.

• 1/4 cup Shoyu
• 6 Tablespoons komezu (rice vinegar)

Add all the above ingredients and cook uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes turning and basting the ribs several times.

The Greens:

• 10 ounces chrysanthemum or spinach in a bunch with stems aligned
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Add sesame seed oil to a medium pot of salted boiling. Cook the stem end of the greens for 1 minute, then immerse the leaves for 1 minute then cool under cold running water. Dividing the bunch into halves rolling and squeeze them to remove the excess water. Cut off the root ends, and cut the roll into 2? lengths. Place the ribs on a plate and arrange greens around them then pour on some of the braising liquid. Serve with plain white rice.

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