Every once in a while we go out with other couples, each year those journeys out into the night become rarer and rarer, so I savor each moment and even look for ways to extend the evening. I know some of the others in the group do too.
A few weeks ago, six of us closed down a karaoke bar and sang even after they shut down the microphone and quit calling participants to the stage. OMG, I was having so much fun. It didn't take long to jump on the chance to extend the evening and go to one of the couple's homes for a late night snack.
While I've always eaten this for lunch or dinner, it made the perfect after hours breakfast. I hope I remember everything that went into this version to duplicate the flavor, but as I said, this dish is versatile.
You can serve it any time of the day or night. If I could just can the sense of fun we had that night, I'd make a fortune selling it to add spice to a meal. From now on, when I make these Thai ribs, it's going to be a group project. The meal is finished faster, it's more enjoyable cooking it and everyone gets to take a bit of the credit for the success.
Ingredients
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- pork ribs
- 2 cups water
For the Sauce:
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- 2 tablespoon cilantro stems (chopped)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon sweet soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon red coloring (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon orange food coloring (optional)
Added Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (XiaoShing cooking wine)
- 3 tablespoon honey
Step by step instructions
1 Add water in a pan and bring to a boil.
2 Mix all the sauce ingredients like the cilantro, garlic, oyster sauce, white pepper, sugar, dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce and the food coloring. Add to the boiling water and stir well.
3 Then add the pork ribs. Cover and simmer at low heat for 1 hr.
4 Check from time to time to see if it's not too dry, if the water runs out just add a bit of water.
5 Once the water is reduced, you can add the Chinese cooking wine and honey. Sautee until the ribs are well covered. Serve with rice.
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Full Recipe
Thai Pork Ribs Recipe
Pin RecipeIngredients:
- 1½ lbs pork ribs
- 2 cups water
For the Sauce:
- 2 tablespoon cilantro stems (chopped)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon sweet soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon red coloring (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon orange food coloring (optional)
Added Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (XiaoShing cooking wine)
- 3 tablespoon honey
Instructions:
- Add water in a pan and bring to a boil.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients like the cilantro, garlic, oyster sauce, white pepper, sugar, dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce and the food coloring. Add to the boiling water and stir well.
- Then add the pork ribs. Cover and simmer at low heat for 1 hr.
- Check from time to time to see if it's not too dry, if the water runs out just add a bit of water.
- Once the water is reduced, you can add the Chinese cooking wine and honey. Sautee until the ribs are well covered.
- Serve with rice.
Nutrition Information:
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