HAWAIIAN SWEET AND SOUR SPARE RIBS RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Cut spareribs into 1.5"-2" pieces or have your butcher cut the ribs for you.
• Dredge spareribs in flour and brown them in a thick gauge pot large enough to hold all the ribs. You will probably have to brown the ribs in small batches.
• When all ribs are browned, place spareribs back into pan and add in the cider vinegar, water, salt, sugar, shoyu, garlic, ginger and Chinese black beans. Bring to a boil then simmer gently until the ribs are tender, approximately 1- 1 ½ hours.
• Add pineapple chunks with juice into pan and sliced dikon and cook until the dikon in tender.
• Combine cornstarch with water and add to spare ribs. Bring sauce to a full boil to properly thicken the sauce until the sauce is shiny and slightly thickened.
• Note: This dish is best when cooked a day in advance' refrigerated overnight an defatted. Serve over rice. Traditionally it is plated over shredded cabbage. to absorb the oil. Hot Oolong tea is served with the meal.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, and pineapple. Stir in brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, and ginger. Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Arrange a layer of spareribs in a roasting pan. Pour half of the sauce over the top. Arrange another layer of spareribs, and top with remaining sauce. Cover pan tightly with foil.
• Bake in a preheated oven until done, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.