How to make plum-flavored sweet and sour pork ribs

When we turn on the TV and see food programs, I think everyone can’t resist the temptation. In fact, in life, if we master some cooking skills and methods, we can also enjoy healthy and delicious dishes at home. Now I’ll give you an opportunity to learn how to cook. Let’s start with this sweet and sour pork ribs with plum flavor.

1. The ingredients needed to make this sweet and sour pork ribs are: sliced ​​ginger, garlic flattened with a knife, scallion segments, bay leaves, a little cinnamon, aniseed, nine-processed plums, and sour plum sauce. Soak red yeast rice in warm water for about 20 minutes

2.121 Boiling in cold water will easily produce blood foam in the ribs. Skim off the blood foam

3.212 Don’t use large ribs when making this dish. Choose small ribs instead. The meat is tender and it’s even better if it has crispy bones! Cut the ribs into small pieces the size of plums

4.12 Take out the ribs

5.21 Start frying sugar color. After the pan is hot, add a small amount of oil, about a small tablespoon of oil, and two tablespoons of sugar.

6. Stir-fry over medium heat until the sugar is completely melted and turns brown. Don't cook the sugar color for too long, otherwise it will turn into candied pork ribs

7. When the sugar color starts to bubble up and then turns into small bubbles, add the blanched ribs and stir-fry evenly so that the ribs are coated with sugar color. Take out the fried ribs

8.1 Pour boiling water into the ribs

9.2 After cleaning the pot, pour in a small amount of base oil, add the star anise, then add the ginger slices and crushed garlic and stir-fry until golden brown, then add the scallions and continue to stir-fry over low heat, then pour in the ribs and add an appropriate amount of cooking wine.

10. Add cinnamon, bay leaves and plums. Adding plums will make the meat more tender, increase the sweetness and sourness and fruity flavor

11. It’s time to color the ribs. Find a steamer, pour the red yeast rice and the soup into the steamer, and cook it with the ribs over medium heat for a few minutes.

12. Red yeast rice will spoil after a while. After the color comes out, take away the filter.

13. Add a piece of rock sugar and two large spoons of white sugar. Be generous with the sugar, as this dish requires a lot of sugar and vinegar. The ratio of sugar to vinegar is about 1:1, with slightly more sugar

14. Pour in three tablespoons of rice vinegar, cover the pot and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes

15. After 20 minutes, pick out the onions, ginger, garlic and bay leaves that have been cooked in the pot.

16. Add sour plum sauce

17. Add a little salt and then drizzle 1 spoon of vinegar

18. Special reminder: When making sweet and sour dishes, never add MSG or chicken powder. The main ingredient of MSG, sodium glutamate, will become bitter when it encounters a large amount of sweet and sour.

A healthy diet is very important for a person, and now that you have mastered the recipe of Plum-flavored Sweet and Sour Spareribs, why don’t you create a new healthy eating environment for yourself? Don't hesitate, go to the kitchen and cook.