Skip to main content
Chinese five-spice spare ribs
Photo: Sam Loyd

Chinese five-spice spare ribs

16 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
Chinese five-spice spare ribs

Melt-in-your-mouth spare ribs with a tasty Chinese-style sauce.

Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

999
Calories
66g
Protein
45g
Fat
73g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 750g/1½lb pork spareribs
  • 600ml/1 pint groundnut (peanut) oil
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Chinese black rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
  • 2 tsp five-spice powder
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped spring onions
  • 3 tbsp Chinese rock sugarsugar
  • 3 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 150ml/5fl oz chicken stock
  • 1½ tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp dried grated orange
  • 85ml/3fl oz Chinese black rice vinegar

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database. View the full recipe at the original source →
By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.