Sweet and Sour Spareribs

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Sweet and Sour Spareribs, also called Tang Cu Pai Gu, is one of the most representative and popular dishes in China. It selects the fresh pork spare ribs as main ingredients. And vinegar and sugar are two basic materials. The meat tastes tender and the color of the dish is attractive. There are lots of recipes of sweet and sour spareribs can be found on internet or books. Some ingredients and steps of cooking are arranged in different orders. Yet some essential aspects of the dish are the same. Ingredients:For the main ingredients, the most fitting pork spareribs are ribs with cartilages because the parts of meat are tender and flavorful. And vinegar and sugar are indispensable. Then you need light soy sauce, cooking wine, cooking oil, and water. The other alternative ingredients include ginger, star anise, white sesame seed, spring onion, salt, ketchup, and dark soy sauce. 1. The first step is dealing with spareribs. Cook ribs in cold water for 10 to 30 minutes until ribs is half-cooked or cooked. Usually after bubbles of meat float up, those ribs can be taken out. The function of the step is that reducing the blood water in ribs and removing bad smell of meat. Besides, it reduces the time of following fried, which keeps those ribs’ fresh. The second step is about condiments. Though the processes in different cuisines might be slightly different, the key point is similar—controlling the proportion of the condiments.” Condiments decide the taste of ribs directly. Elaine also mentions, “1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce and half tablespoon dark soy sauce (different types of soy sauce have different functions) and then add 1 tablespoons of dark vinegar to marinade for about 20 minutes.” The process of marinating can help those condiments get into ribs fully. 2. The second step is that adding oil into a pan. Then put into

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