Jimmy Shu

Oriental pork spare ribs

Ingredients

500 gr pork spare ribs (trim off fat and skin), cut into 3 cm strips
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon five spice (good quality)
3/4 tablespoon dark thick soy sauce
50 milliliters hoisin sauce
1/4 cup sweet sherry

Method

Trim the pork ribs, wash and drain. Into a large bowl mix all the ingredients and stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Coat the ribs with the marinade and refrigerate for 10 hrs.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Arrange ribs on a rack placed over a baking dish containing water.

Place in oven and turn over after 50 mins and cook for a further 30-40 mins.

Slice and serve with Japanese pickles

Japanese Pickles

Ingredients

2 bunches red radishes
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup water

Method

Trim radishes off stem, wash and drain

Slice thinly, toss in one teaspoon salt and leave it for 15 minutes

Rinse salted radish with water, drain and set aside

Dissolve sugar in water and vinegar, add the radish and refrigerate for 3 hours. Ready to serve