Chinese Spare Rib Starter
Spare ribs are flavored with lovely Chinese ingredients such as hoisin sauce, ginger and garlic. These will come out succulent and delicious, and are great for a casual get-together or party.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Starter
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 kg (3 lbs) lean spare ribs
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 200g (7 oz) hoisin sauce
- 300g (10.5 oz) noodles
- 375g (13.25 oz) bok choi
- 5 cm (2 inch) piece ginger, diced
- 4 spring onions (scallions), chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Stir the spare ribs into the hoisin sauce and leave to marinate for at least an hour.
- Heat the oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F).
- Put the ribs in a roasting tin and cook for 20 minutes.
- Turn them over and cook for 20 minutes more.
- Heat the oil in a big pan and cook the ginger and garlic on a low heat.
- Cook the noodles.
- Cut the bok choi in half down its length and add to the ginger and garlic.
- Add the spring onions, drained noodles and lime juice.
- Toss well, cooking for another 5 minutes.