simmered pork spareribs & japanese white radish with red miso

ingredients:

• 18 ounces pork spareribs
• 9 ounces japanese white radish
• 5 tablespoons red miso
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup sake
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salad oil

step 1:

Stab both sides of the spareribs 2 or 3 times with a fork. Peel the Japanese radish and cut into 1-in. wide slices; then cut into halves.

step 2:

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

step 3:

Put the spareribs, Japanese white radish, sake and water in a pan. Bring to a boil on high flame. While still boiling, skim off the surface scum. Then cover, and bring to a boil again. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 40 minutes on low heat.

step 4:

Put some stock into a ladle. Add the miso to the ladle and stir with chopsticks until it is dissolved. Stir into the soup.

step 5:

Add the sugar and soy sauce. Simmer for about 15 minutes on low heat.