serves
4
prep
25 minutes
cook
45 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
25
minutes
cooking
45
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 kg pork spare ribs, cut into 3 cm pieces (ask your butcher to do this for you)
- 1 Asian red eschalot, finely grated
- 3 garlic cloves, finely grated
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 60 ml (¼ cup) soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 250 ml (1 cup) young coconut water (see Note)
- 1 onion, sliced into thin wedges
- 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced, plus extra, to serve
- coriander sprigs, small red and green bird’s-eye chillies and steamed rice, to serve
Marinating time 1 hour
Instructions
Place ribs, eschalot, garlic, sugar, fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, ½ teaspoon of pepper and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large bowl and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.
Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan over high heat. Add ribs and marinade and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until meat starts to caramelise and sauce evaporates.
Add coconut water, onion and red chilli and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes or until liquid has almost evaporated. Add remaining 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and stir to combine. Transfer to a serving bowl, top with coriander sprigs and serve with extra sliced long red chillies, sliced red and green bird’s-eye chillies and rice.
Note
• Young coconut water is sold in cartons and in whole young coconuts at Asian food shops and selected greengrocers and supermarkets.
Photography Ben Dearnley. Food preparation Kirsten Jenkins. Styling Justine Poole.
As seen in Feast magazine, October 2014, Issue 36.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
