Fried and Steamed Pork Ribs | China Henan Rural Food

Many people who travel to Henan, China will ask what delicious food there is in Henan? Maybe many people may answer the two well-known snacks of braised noodles and HU spicy soup, as well as braised Yellow River carp and fried crispy meat. But they are far from representing Henan cuisine. Today I share with you a dish Fried and Steamed Pork Ribs.

This kind of ribs can only be eaten at some traditional banquets. The marinated and fried ribs are crispy and burnt, then after a long time of steaming and pouring on the prepared sauce, it tastes wonderful, crisp, fragrant, soft and rotten, suitable for all ages.

Ingredients:

1 pound (0.45 kg) pork ribs, half a bowl of sweet potato starch, half a bowl of flour; a piece of ginger, 1 garlic, half a spoonful of pepper, 2 spoons of spiced powder, 2 spoons of cooking wine, 3 spoons of soy sauce, tomato sauce, salt, chicken essence

Cooking steps:

1. Wash the ribs for several times first, then put them into cold water, add 2 spoons of salt, 2 spoons of cooking wine and a few pieces of ginger, soak for half an hour to remove the fishy smell and blood, add water to the pot, put the ribs in, and boil them over medium heat, and then remove them after boiling for 2 minutes.

2. Put the pork ribs in a large bowl, add 3 spoons of raw soy sauce, 1 spoon of cooking wine, 1 spoon of pepper, 1 spoon of spiced powder, an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence, and stir them evenly for later use.

3. In another bowl, add half a bowl of sweet potato starch and half a bowl of plain flour. Add about half a bowl of water and stir to form a batter. The two types of flour each have different effects. Starch increases the crispy texture. The flour can keep the water from losing, making the ribs soft and waxy.

4. Add a small amount of allspice to the prepared batter and mix well. Put the marinated pork ribs in the batter and stir well, ready to fry.

5. When the oil temperature rises to 70%, add the ribs to fry. Do not stir before setting, fry until the skin is light yellow and fish out.

6. Turn to high heat, raise the oil temperature to 80% hot, and the oil surface will start to smoke. Pour the ribs into deep-fried for 30 seconds and fish out. If you don’t want to continue, then the deep-fried pork ribs are also a good dish. Very fragrant.

7. Put the fried pork ribs in a bowl, add 1 spoon of raw soy sauce to 3 spoons of water, pour on the pork ribs, add some onion segments and dried peppers, sprinkle with some spiced powder, steam over high heat for half an hour Above.

8. Pour the steamed pork ribs into a plate, put a small amount of oil in the pan, stir-fry the minced garlic, add 5 spoons of tomato sauce, 1 spoon of soy sauce, an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence, and make the sauce with low heat. Drizzle on steamed pork ribs.

Tips:

1. When frying pork ribs, the oil temperature should not be too low. The first frying will be about 70% hot. Chopsticks will cause big bubbles when put in, but the oil level has not started to smoke.

2. Pay attention to the use of two kinds of flour to wrap the ribs. Sweet potato starch can provide crispy texture. Common flour can protect ribs from being burnt when fried.

3. Fried and Steamed Pork Ribs will use some spiced powder. This seasoning is one of Henan’s specialties. Those who don’t like this taste can change to peppercorn powder or other condiments.