Braised pork ribs with sea cucumber
1.Pork ribs : 600 grams
2.Frozen sea cucumber : 8 pcs
(approx. 60 grams each)
3.Dried mushroom : 10 pcs (600 ml hot water to soak)
4.Garlic dice: 1 Tbsp
5.Ginger slices :2 pcs
6.Star anise :2 pcs
7.Spring onion dice: 1 Tbsp
8.Cooking oil :2 Tbsp
9.Shaoxing wine :1 Tbsp
Seasonings:
1.Light soy sauce (生抽): 2 Tbsp
2.Oyster sauce: 3 Tbsp
3.Rock sugar: 2 pcs
4.Salt: 1 tsp
Preparations and Steps:
1.Rinse mushroom, soak in hot water for at least 2 hours, cut the stems, keep mushroom water ( do not throw it away);
2. Defrost sea cucumber in cold water, running water to rinse out the sands and scrape away the intestine, then cut into pcs;
3. Wash Pork ribs, soak in hot water for 5 mins, then running water to rinse out the bloody, drain it, kitchen towel to pat it dry;
4. Add 2 Tbsp oil into the pot, add ginger, garlic, turn high heat, add pork ribs, Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, fast stir fry it for 2 mins, turn off the heat, pick up the pork ribs, ginger and garlic, set aside;
5.Use same pot, add mushroom, rock sugars,high heat to stir fry for 2 mins, add mushroom water(water level should over mushroom, (add hot water if necessary), close lid to cook for 10 mins, turn to medium heat to cook for another 20 mins;
6.30 mins later, open lid, add pork ribs, ginger and garlic (add hot water if necessary), stir it, close lid, continue to cook for 20 mins;
7. 20 mins later, add sea cucumber, stir it, cook for 15 mins;
8. Finally, add salt and stir it, springkle spring onion and serve! Enjoy!
