SLOW ROASTED HOISIN PORK RIBS

Difficulty Easy | Serves 4 | Prep 20 mins | Cook 2 hours 30 mins

Ingredients

Spare ribs

  • 800g New Zealand Pork Spare Ribs

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  • 1/3 cup hoisin sauce

  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 Tbsp dry sherry

  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar

  • 5cm-piece ginger, cut into matchsticks

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • 1 tsp Chinese five spice

  • 1 cinnamon stick

  • 2 whole star anise

  • 1 bunch choy sum, cut into 5cm lengths

  • 1 bunch baby pak choy, cut lengthways into wedges

Method

Marinate
Combine the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sherry, sugar, ginger, garlic, Chinese five spice, cinnamon and star anise in a shallow bowl. Add the pork and turn to coat. Place in the fridge for 1 hour to marinate.

Preheat oven to 140°C
Transfer the pork mixture to a shallow roasting pan and arrange in a single layer. Cover with foil and roast for 2 hours, turning occasionally.

Remove the foil
Remove the foil and roast the pork for a further 30 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and pork is very tender.

Steam the vegetables
While the pork cooks, cook the choy sum and pak choy in a steamer over a saucepan of simmering water for 1 minute or until they are bright green. Using tongs, quickly transfer the vegetables to a bowl and iced water to stop the cooking process.

To serve
Serve the pork on a large plate alongside the vegetables.

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