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Braised Pork Ribs in Chee Hao Sauce

Here's how you make Braised Pork Ribs in Chee Hao Sauce
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 135m
    • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 pounds bone-in pork country style ribs
  • 1 large knob fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thickly
  • 5 to 6 cloves garlic, split
  • 2 to 4 fresh red Thai chilies
  • 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder
  • 2 tablespoons chee hau sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 stalk lemongrass
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 pound baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise
  • 8 ounces fresh carrots, roll cut
  • 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced (garnish)
  • Steamed long grain rice
  • Sesame oil
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Season meat with salt and pepper, then sear meat on all sides in a large skillet before placing into a dutch oven.

  • Step 2: Meanwhile, flavor broth by smashing lemongrass and simmering in the broth, which you should season with five spice powder, chee hao sauce, rice wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar.

  • Step 3: Pour broth over meat in the dutch oven, and cover with aromatic vegetables (ginger slices, split garlic cloves).

  • Step 4: Cover oven with a tight fitting lid, then braise in an oven at 325F. for 45 minutes.

  • Step 5: Add onion and carrots to pan. Cover dutch oven and braise at 325F for an additional 45 minutes.

  • Step 6: Remove from oven and layer bok choy on top of all of it, replace the cover and bake for another 20-30 minutes, or until bok choy is tender.

  • Step 7: Serve meat and vegetables over steamed rice with a little of the pan liquid (skim off unwanted fat), garnished with sliced scallions and drizzled with toasted sesame oil, if desired.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • If my Dutch oven were bigger, I would have added more veggies. If you can fit them in there, especially carrots, add them. You won't regret it.
  • You will want to buy chee hao sauce (alt. sp.: chee hau, chou hou, etc.) which is a thick sauce available at Asian grocers which is very similar to hoisin, but more pungent. If you substitute hoisin, be sure to up the amounts of ginger and garlic liberally.
  • You can also cook this in your slow cooker, just braise it in there all day. You know the drill.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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