Sticky 5-spice ribs with sweetcorn salsa
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:28 pmAgain I have done this recipe 3 times and they have been perfect each time...
Ingredients:
* 1½ kg pork ribs
* 4 tbsp soy sauce
* 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
* 2 garlic cloves , bashed
* 2 star anise
* 4 tbsp honey
* 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
* 1 tbsp sesame oil
SWEETCORN SALSA
* 1 x 330g tin sweetcorn , drained
* 200g cherry tomatoes , halved
* ½ red onion , finely chopped
* a small bunch coriander , chopped
* ½ lemon , juiced
Method:
1. Heat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 3. Put the ribs in a roasting tin in a single layer, scatter with 2 tbsp of soy, the rice vinegar, garlic, star anise and pour over 300ml water. Cover tightly with foil then cook for 2 hours.
2. Turn the oven up to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Uncover the ribs and drain off the cooking stock. Mix together the honey, five-spice, sesame and another 2 tbsp soy and pour over the ribs, tossing to coat. Return to the oven and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the ribs are glazed and sticky.
3. Toss all the salsa ingredients together with the lemon and serve with the ribs.
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Total time
Ready in 2½ hours
Ingredients:
* 1½ kg pork ribs
* 4 tbsp soy sauce
* 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
* 2 garlic cloves , bashed
* 2 star anise
* 4 tbsp honey
* 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
* 1 tbsp sesame oil
SWEETCORN SALSA
* 1 x 330g tin sweetcorn , drained
* 200g cherry tomatoes , halved
* ½ red onion , finely chopped
* a small bunch coriander , chopped
* ½ lemon , juiced
Method:
1. Heat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 3. Put the ribs in a roasting tin in a single layer, scatter with 2 tbsp of soy, the rice vinegar, garlic, star anise and pour over 300ml water. Cover tightly with foil then cook for 2 hours.
2. Turn the oven up to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Uncover the ribs and drain off the cooking stock. Mix together the honey, five-spice, sesame and another 2 tbsp soy and pour over the ribs, tossing to coat. Return to the oven and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the ribs are glazed and sticky.
3. Toss all the salsa ingredients together with the lemon and serve with the ribs.
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Total time
Ready in 2½ hours
That looks really nice 
