simmered pork spareribs & japanese white radish with soy sauce

ingredients:

  • 500 g pork spareribs
  • 250 g japanese white radish
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 100 ml sake
  • 600 ml water
  • 1 tablespoon salad oil

step 1:

Stab both sides of the spareribs 2 or 3 times with a fork.

step 2:

Peel the Japanese radish and cut into 3-cm. wide slices; then cut into halves.

step 3:

Heat the oil in a frying pan over a high flame. Lower to a medium heat and sear the spareribs on each side with the whole garlic cloves for a couple of minutes. Remove from the heat.

step 4:

Put the spareribs, Japanese white radish, garlic cloves, sake and water in a pan. Bring to a boil on high flame. Skim off the surface scum and cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 40 minutes on low heat.

step 5:

Add the sugar and soy sauce. Simmer for about 25 minutes on low heat.

comment:

The umami of the spareribs soaks into the Japanese white radish, and, combined with the soy sauce taste of the soup, makes this a very delicious dish.