Garlic Ribs
"Slightly spicy with a rich garlic aroma and a savory, well-balanced flavor."
Ingredients
ribs
to taste
peanut oil
to taste
scallion
to taste
Sichuan peppercorn
to taste
dried red chili
to taste
light soy sauce
to taste
dark soy sauce
a little
oyster sauce
to taste
cornstarch
to taste
minced garlic
to taste
star anise
1
ginger
to taste
garlic
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Use an appropriate amount of ribs.
2
Step 2
Soak in clean water for half an hour.
3
Step 3
Wash off the bloody water.
4
Step 4
Mince the garlic into a paste; reserve half for marinating and keep the other half for stir-frying later.
5
Step 5
Sprinkle the ribs with scallion, ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorn, and dried red chili, then pour in appropriate amounts of salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
6
Step 6
Add the minced garlic and an appropriate amount of cornstarch.
7
Step 7
Mix everything evenly by hand, cover, and marinate for thirty to forty minutes.
8
Step 8
Heat an appropriate amount of oil in the wok to about forty to fifty percent hot; if the oil is too hot, the ribs will burn instantly.
9
Step 9
Fry slowly over low heat for about fifteen minutes. Low heat is essential.
10
Step 10
Fry until the ribs turn brownish-red.
11
Step 11
Remove and drain the oil for later use.
12
Step 12
Leave a little oil in the wok, add scallion, ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorn, dried red chili, and star anise, and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant.
13
Step 13
Add the fried ribs.
14
Step 14
Stir-fry a few times until the ribs are dry and crispy rather than greasy and infused with rich garlic aroma, then turn off the heat and plate.
15
Step 15
Finished dish.
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Step 16
Finished dish.
