Sweet Sour Spareribs With Pineapple Food

SWEET AND SOUR PINEAPPLE PORK

Steps:

• Cut pork into bite-size pieces and marinate for 30 minutes in mixture of soy, vermouth, garlic, ginger, and 2 tablespoons oil. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the sweet and sour sauce:
• In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients except the cornstarch mixture, blend well and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently until thickened. Be sure and bring your sauce to a boil before adding the cornstarch, otherwise the sauce may retain an unpleasant starchy taste.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove pork pieces from marinade and roll in cornstarch to coat well. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
• In a large saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil on medium-high heat. Stir-fry red and yellow pepper and diced onion for 2 minutes, then add sweet and sour sauce and fold in fried pork. Let simmer for 2 minutes, arrange on serving platter and garnish with long strips of green onion and toasted sesame seeds.

SWEET-AND-SOUR RIBS

Steps:

• Cut ribs into serving-size pieces; place with bone side down on a rack in a greased shallow roasting pan. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cover and bake at 400° for 30 minutes; drain. Reduce heat to 350°; cover and bake 1 hour longer. , In a saucepan, saute celery and green pepper in butter until tender. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside. Combine juice and cornstarch; add to saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. , Add pineapple, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger and remaining salt; mix well. Spoon over ribs. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until meat is tender.

FALL OFF THE BONE SWEET & SOUR RIBS

Steps:

• Put ribs in roasting pan.
• Mix remaining ingredients together.
• Pour over ribs.
• Bake at 325°F for 3 hours.
• Baste or "rotate" the ribs during cooking to make sure all of them get a nice coating of the sauce.

SWEET & SOUR COUNTRY SPARERIBS

Steps:

• Brown spare ribs in garlic and oil in a heavy pot; drain excess fat.
• Mix together corn starch and soy sauce and pour over browned spareribs; cook until mixture thickens.
• Add sugar, vinegar, pineapple, reserved liquid and water, brown sugar and dried mustard.
• Bring to a boil and when mixture thickens, lower heat
• Cover; simmer one and one-half hours or until spare ribs are tender.

CROCK POT SWEET AND SOUR RIBS

Steps:

• Mix sugar and flour into saucepan.
• Add water, stir.
• Add next 5 ingredients.
• Heat and stir until it boils and thickens.
• Pour over ribs in crock pot.
• Cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours.

MOM'S 'SWEET 'N' SOURS' PORK RIBS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the sugar, flour, salt, pepper, and mustard. Stir in the water, soy sauce, and vinegar.
• Place the ribs in a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, cook 10 minutes, and drain.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown the ribs on all sides. Mix in the sauce mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes. Mix in the garlic, and continue cooking 15 minutes, or to desired doneness.

LOCAL STYLE SWEET SOUR SPARERIBS

Steps:

• Cut spareribs into 1.5"-2" pieces or have your butcher cut the ribs for you.
• Dredge spareribs in flour and brown them in a thick gauge pot large enough to hold all the ribs. You will probably have to brown the ribs in small batches.
• When all ribs are browned, place spareribs back into pan and add in the cider vinegar, water, salt, sugar, shoyu, garlic, ginger and Chinese black beans. Bring to a boil then simmer gently until the ribs are tender, approximately 1- 1 ½ hours.
• Add pineapple chunks with juice into pan and sliced dikon and cook until the dikon in tender.
• Combine cornstarch with water and add to spare ribs. Bring sauce to a full boil to properly thicken the sauce until the sauce is shiny and slightly thickened.
• Note: This dish is best when cooked a day in advance' refrigerated overnight an defatted. Serve over rice. Traditionally it is plated over shredded cabbage. to absorb the oil. Hot Oolong tea is served with the meal.

PINEAPPLE STICKY RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange ribs in a single layer in a roasting pan.
• Stir pineapple, jam, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl; pour over ribs.
• Bake in the preheated oven, basting every 15 minutes, until ribs are glazed and pull away easily from the bone, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SWEET AND SOUR COUNTRY-STYLE RIBS

Steps:

• Place ribs in slow cooker.
• Mix pineapple with juice, tomato sauce, green bell pepper, onion, brown sugar, cider vinegar, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic together in a bowl; pour over the ribs.
• Cook on Low until ribs are cooked through and tender, 8 to 10 hours.

SWEET & SOUR SPARERIBS

Steps:

• Place ribs on rack in a large shallow pan.
• Bake uncovered at 350°F for an hour and a half.
• Meanwhile, combine sugars and cornstarch in medium size pan over stove.
• Stir in ketchup, vinegar and water; bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir until thickened and clear.
• Remove ribs and rack from pan; discard fat.
• Pour about a cup and a half of the sauce over the ribs.
• Bake 30 minutes longer.
• Cut into serving pieces.
• Brush with remaining sauce.
• Yields 6 to 8 servings!
• Absolutely delicious!