simmered pork spareribs & japanese white radish with soy sauce

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ingredients:

• 18 ounces pork spareribs
• 9 ounces japanese white radish
• 5 garlic cloves
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2/5 cup sake
• 1 1/2 cups 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 1-in. 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.