Strawberry Spare Ribs
- Author: The Peach Kitchen
- 500g Pork Spare Ribs
- 1/2 cup strawberries, hulled and cut in half
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp shao xing or rice wine
- cooking oil for frying
- For the Sauce
- 4 tbsp strawberry jam or strawberry preserves
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp water (optional)
- Cut ribs into pieces and marinate in soy sauce, sesame oil, shao xing, baking soda, and egg for 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine strawberry jam, water, and vinegar. Set aside.
- After 30 minutes, add cornstarch into the ribs and mix well. Make sure each piece is coated.
- Heat oil in a wok and fry ribs until golden brown. Remove and drain in a paper towel or strainer.
- Put 1 tbsp oil in a skillet and saute onions until translucent.
- Pour in the strawberry jam mixture and mix well.
- If the sauce seems a bit thin to you, you can add cornstarch- water mixture to thicken it.
- Add strawberries and let it cook for about 20 seconds.
- Mix in ribs evenly with sauce until each pieces is coated.
- Serve while the spareribs is still crispy.