Chinese cuisine
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Tea-Smoked Pork Ribs

Perfectly tender, deeply seasoned pork ribs with a hint of tea-smoked flavor are perfect for weekend gathering. You’ll be surprised how easy it is.  Plus you do not need a smoker, you can do it with a wok!

Tea-Smoked Pork Ribs
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Recipe
PRE TIME: 20 min
COOKING TIME: 2 hr 10 min
TOTAL TIME: 2 hr 30 min
4 SERVING
Ingredients:
  • 2 lb. Pork ribs
  • 1 oz. Garlic cloves
  • 2 oz. Onion, julienned
  • 5 piece Sliced ginger
  • 1 tbsp. Shaoxing Wine
  • 6 count Red chilis
  • 0.25 cup Hoisin sauce
  • 3 oz. Rock sugar
  • 0.25 cup Soy sauce
  • 4 cup Water
  • 1 oz. Onion, diced
  • 1 tbsp. Cornstarch + Water
  • 1 oz. Sugarcane leaves
  • 1 oz. Tea leaves
  • 2 oz. Brown rice
  • 2 oz. Sugar
Directions:
Step 1
Step 1
1
In a wok, bring enough cooking oil to 250-300°F/120-150°C, deep-fry garlic cloves until golden. Remove from oil, and drain.
Step 2
Step 2
2
Return the wok to the stove, add cooking oil, and sear both sides of ribs until brown. Then remove ribs from wok.
Step 3
Step 3
3
Return the wok to the stove, stir-fry julienned onions, a couple of sliced ginger, and a couple of red chiles until fragrant. Then add Hoisin sauce, sugar, soy sauce and water. Bring to boiling and mix well.
Step 4
Step 4
4
Then put in the pork ribs, lower the heat, and stew for 2 hours.
Step 5
Step 5
5
Remove the ribs, turn up the heat, add onion diced and slurry to thicken the sauce to desired consistency. Save the sauce in a bowl.
Step 6
Step 6
6
In a wok, add sugarcane leaves, tea leaves, brown rice, rock sugar, and star anises. Stir to mix well, and heat to smoking.
Step 7
Step 7
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Place a rack in the wok, brush oil on the rack place the pork ribs on the rack. Cover the lid for 10 minutes. Serve the ribs with sauce on the side.