Wawa's Ramblings

Cooked this braised pork ribs from Molly Stevens book 'All about braising'. First needed to caramelize the sugar over a medium low heat which took about 25 minutes. I had to throw away the first batch as I stirred the caramel just as it was turning colour and lo and behold, the sugar quickly crystallized into one big lump! I had to patiently wait for the sugar to change to a deep red brown colour at the second attempt and was rewarded with a lovely caramelized sauce flavoured with chopped onions, fish sauce and pepper. The next stage was easy as I just needed to slowly braise the pork ribs in the sauce, turning over every 15-20 minutes to ensure that the ribs are evenly coated. Scrumptious when served over a hot bowl of steaming white rice.

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