Sichuan style braised ribs with potatoes.

Though noodles are staple food in northern China, Sichuan style noodles and Chongqing noodles enjoy a national popularity too. Different from the northern provinces, people pay more attention to make chewy handmade noodles. Then the noodles can be served with several stir-fries or salad. In Sichuan cuisine, we make lots of yummy noodles bowls with lot of seasonings and stews.  And here we are introducing one type of ribs noodles popular in Sichuan. You can use potatoes, taro and other vegetables as side dish.

It requires very basic and common ingredients for Sichuan people. The most season is doubanjiang, douchi and several spices. I use fresh small potato in this dish and they turn out so good. So if you get fresh peppers around, try with this at least once.

This dish is quite great with both noodles and steamed rice. When serving with noodles, keep around 1/3 of the juicy after thickening the sauce. If you want to serve this with steamed rice, you can thicken the sauce for better flavored and stronger ribs. Besides, potatoes can be substituted with other seasonal vegetables for example white radish in winter, carrot and bamboo.

To bring this dish to the next level, you can serve it with homemade noodles or easy hand pulled noodles.

Ingredients

• 800g ribs
• 2 slices of ginger
• 4  scallions, divided
• 2 tbsp. cooking oil
• 2 tbsp. doubanjiang
• 1 tbsp. dou-chi
• 10 slices of ginger
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine)
• 1 tsp. rock sugar
• 2 star anises

Instructions

Place the ribs in a deep pot with enough water to cover. Add scallion in. Bring to a boiling and then cook for 1-2 minutes. Transfer out and clean with warm water. Drain and set aside.

Prepare a clay pot or stew pot, add around 2 tablespoons of oil and fry doubanjiang over slow fire until the oil turns slightly red. This is a very important step to remove the raw taste from doubanjiang.

Add ginger, garlic and fermented black beans.

Add the ribs in and let them stay for a while until slightly browned. Add light soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, star anise and scallion and fry for another 1-2 minutes.

Pour enough warm water and add small potatoes in. Cover the lid and simmer for 20 minutes until the potatoes are well softened. Uncover and continue cooking for 10 minutes until the sauce is reduced to 1/3 again.

Cook noodles and serve with the braised ribs.

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Braised Ribs with Potatoes

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

Sichuan style braised ribs and potatoes. Serving with noodles

Course: staple

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Braised, ribs

Servings: 2

Calories: 1507 kcal

Author: Elaine

Ingredients

• 800 g ribs
• 2 slices of ginger
• 4 scallions ,divided
• 2 tbsp. cooking oil
• 2 tbsp. doubanjiang
• 1 tbsp. douchi ,fermented black beans
• 10 slices of ginger
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine ,Shaoxing wine
• 1 tsp. rock sugar
• 2 star anises

Noodles

• 2 to 3 serving noodles
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Place the ribs in a deep pot with enough water to cover. Add scallion in. Bring to a boiling and then cook for 1-2 minutes. Transfer out and clean with warm water. Drain and set aside.
2. Prepare a clay pot or stew pot, add around 2 tablespoons of oil and fry doubanjiang over slow fire until the oil turns slightly red. This is a very important step to remove the raw taste from doubanjiang.
3. Add ginger, garlic and fermented black beans.
4. Add the ribs in and let them stay for a while until slightly browned. Add light soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, star anise and scallion and fry for another 1-2 minutes.
5. Pour enough warm water and add small potatoes in. Cover the lid and simmer for 20 minutes until the potatoes are well softened. Uncover and continue cooking for 10 minutes until the sauce is reduced to 1/3 again.
6. Cook noodles according to the instructions. Add around 1/2 cup of water for cooking the noodles and a small pinch of salt and pepper in each serving bowl. Transfer the noodles in.
7. Scoop braised ribs along with the juice.

Nutrition Facts

Braised Ribs with Potatoes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1507 Calories from Fat 1152

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 128g 197%

Saturated Fat 51g 255%

Cholesterol 300mg 100%

Sodium 632mg 26%

Potassium 1009mg 29%

Total Carbohydrates 13g 4%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 3g

Protein 66g 132%

Vitamin A 6.3%

Vitamin C 8.9%

Calcium 7.7%

Iron 41.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.