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Braised Pork Ribs with Peanut Butter and Chilli sauce ~ 辣椒和花生酱炖排骨

Have you ever tried to cook with peanut butter?  I was clearing my refridgerator and found some peanut butter which was due to expire soon and since there wasn't much left, might as well use it up.
So I came up with this recipe for pork ribs to be cooked with some peanut butter and chilli sauce and surprisingly I wasn't disappointed as the dish turned out finger licking good!



Braised Pork Ribs with Peanut Butter and Chilli sauce ~  花生酱辣椒炖排骨
Ingredients
  • 600 gm pork ribs
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1.1/2 Tbsp chilli sauce
  • 2 Tbsp peanut butter (mixed with 3 Tbsp gravy)
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp light soya sauce
  • 1/4 tsp dark soya sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • salt to taste
Method
  1. Blanch the pork ribs in hot water to remove any impurities.  Rinse with water, set aside.
  2. Mix the chopped garlic and chilli sauce.
  3. Place the  pork ribs in a pot, add in the chopped garlic and chilli sauce, light and dark soya sauce, brown sugar and salt.
  4. Add in water to cover the ribs, let it boil, lower the heat, cover with lid and let ribs cook till tender.
  5. Dish out 3 Tbsp gravy and mix in the peanut butter.
  6. Remove the lid, let the gravy cook till slightly reduced, stir in the peanut butter sauce. Mix well.
  7. Let the gravy cook according to the consistency desired.  Fine tune to taste.
  8. Dish out to serve.

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