Red Yeast Rice Pork Ribs

Name: Red Yeast Rice Pork Ribs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g Pork spare ribs (cut into strips); 75 g Red yeast rice; 2 Egg whites; Chopped scallion, a pinch; 5 cloves Garlic cloves (smashed with a knife); 30 g Sugar; Salt, a pinch; 45 g Arrowroot starch (for coating); 20 g Sesame oil; 500 g Lard (warmed for deep-frying the ribs)

A traditional Min (Fujian) dish. Pork ribs are marinated in red yeast rice, battered and deep-fried, then stir-fried with garlic and scallions, producing the dish's vivid red color and distinctive red yeast rice aroma.

30 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Pork spare ribs (cut into strips) 500 g

Red yeast rice 75 g

Egg whites 2

Chopped scallion a pinch

Garlic cloves (smashed with a knife) 5 cloves

Sugar 30 g

Salt a pinch

Arrowroot starch (for coating) 45 g

Sesame oil 20 g

Lard (warmed for deep-frying the ribs) 500 g

Instructions

Marinate and coat

Cut the pork ribs into strips. Stir together the sugar, salt, and red yeast rice in a small bowl, add the ribs and toss well. Then coat the ribs in a batter made from the egg whites and arrowroot starch.

Deep-fry

Heat the lard (500 g) in a wok over medium-low heat. Add the ribs and fry for about 3 minutes, then remove and drain off the oil.

Stir-fry with aromatics

Smash the garlic cloves with the flat of a knife and stir-fry in the oil until fragrant. Add the sesame oil and scallion, then return the ribs to the wok and toss everything together to coat.