Chinese style sweet and sour ribs

 It there is something I really like and feel good eating is Chinese and Thai food.
I decided to share with you this recipe of Chinese style sweet and sour ribs slightly spicy , to show you that Chinese food can be festive food not just food you take out from a fast food. 

What we need? (for 4 people)

1 kg short pork ribs cut into pieces 

2 large carrots  (one for the garnish, one for the sauce cut into log strips (julien))

2 red peppers cut julien

250 g mushrooms(normal, Pleurotus, Shiitake..) cut into slices

200 g diced pineapple and pineapple juice (about 5-6 table spoons-can be caned pineapple)

1 can of bamboo shoots 

4 cloves of garlic

4 table spoons of ketchup

3 table spoons of honey

4 table spoons of light soy sauce

2 tea spoons of  Chinese 5 spice (you can find it in any supermarket)

1 tea spoon of chili flakes 

salt (only if needed-soy sauce is salty) and pepper to taste

long grain rice boiled and drained to serve

Wow we do it?

We first season the ribs with salt and pepper and we sear them in a pan with a little vegetable oil until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a bowl we mix 2 tbs of ketchup, 2 tbs of soy sauce,  1 and 1/2 tbs of honey, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 1 tsp of 5 spice mix and 1/2 tsp of chili flakes. We add 300 ml of water(or as much needed for the ribs to be soft boiled) and we mix to obtain a sauce.We then pour this mix over the ribs and leave to boil until the meat is tender and the sauce is reduced and caramelized.

 In a wok( deep Chinese pan) on very high heat we heat some oil, we add the remaining garlic finely diced(be careful,garlic burns quickly and becomes bitter), the pepper, carrot and mushrooms.We fry until the vegetables become softer but still crunchy and then ad the pineapple and bamboo. We ad after that the remaining ingredients: ketchup, honey, soy sauce, pineapple juice, 5 spice and chili flakes.We mix thoroughly and leave on the heat for another 2-3 minutes for the ingredients to combine. We taste for seasoning.

We serve with boiled rice and pork ribs. For garnish we use fresh coriander lives, cucumber and carrot.

      

                        Enjoy!!!