How to make delicious sweet and sour fried ribs

If you are struggling to find attractive dishes to bring rice to the whole family, it is definitely impossible to "butter" this Northern sweet and sour ribs. At first hearing, some of you will wonder, thinking that the fried ribs are sweet and sour, why are there both Northern and Southern styles?

Then let me explain to you, because the two regions have different ways of seasoning and tastes, so they have created two different ways of processing this "national" dish. 

Ingredients for stir-fried ribs

• Young ribs: 500 grams (depending on serving size)
• White sugar: 5 teaspoons
• Dried onions: 3 bulbs
• Garlic: 1 bulb
• Fish sauce
• Vinegar: 5 tablespoons
• Chili sauce: 4 tablespoons
• Pepper, soup powder, cooking oil…

Steps to make sweet and sour fried ribs in the North

It's great that the dish only takes about 30-40 minutes to complete, no matter how busy you are, you can do it, so don't hesitate to note how to make this sweet and sour ribs in your notebook! And now we won't let you wait any longer, let's get to work right away.

Step 1: Prepare pork ribs

• You put a pot of water on the stove, put on high heat to quickly boil, you can add a little ginger. Then cut the ribs into pieces, rinse with water and then pour the cut ribs into blanching, this will help the ribs remove dirt and odors.
• Note that it will only be blanched, not cooked. When you're done, take it out and put it in a bowl with holes to drain.

Step 2: Seasoning the ribs

• When the ribs are dry, put the ribs in a bowl, marinate with 2 spoons of fish sauce, half a spoon of soup powder, 1 spoon of pepper, 1 spoon of sugar, 3 spoons of minced shallot and mix well, leave for 20 minutes for the ribs to infuse.
• If you have more time, you can marinate the ribs longer, because the longer the marinade, the more flavorful the ribs will be, and each piece will melt in your mouth.

Step 3: Fry the ribs in golden oil

• When the ribs are marinated, you will fry the ribs in oil, if you like the crispy crust, just coat it with a layer of deep-fried flour and then fry it.
• Fry until the ribs are golden, then take them out and place on paper towels to absorb oil.
• In the process of frying ribs, you should keep the heat on medium, not too high, otherwise the ribs will be easily avoided, so it may be a case that the outside is yellow and the inside is still alive.

Step 4: Finish the sweet and sour ribs

• You mix sweet and sour sauce to stir-fry ribs as follows: 5 spoons of sugar + 4 spoons of fish sauce + 5 spoons of vinegar + 3 spoons of filtered water + 4 spoons of chili sauce. Stir until the sugar and ingredients are dissolved.
• Put the pan on the stove, add 10 ml of cooking oil, sauté garlic and minced shallot, when the garlic turns yellow, put the sauce down and cook, wait for the sweet and sour sauce to thicken, then pour the ribs down and braise in the oven. 5 minutes, remember to flip back and forth to make sure the ribs absorb the seasoning.

Enjoy the finished sweet and sour ribs

Ladle the fried ribs onto a plate, garnish with scallions, herbs and serve with cucumber and lettuce. This dish is better eaten hot, so when you serve the rice, you should scoop it out on a plate, avoid scooping the cold ribs early, it will not be delicious.

With the recipe of how to make sweet and sour fried ribs in the North today, the finished product will still retain its characteristic sweet and aromatic taste, the ribs are not dry, but on the contrary, are still very soft. Besides, the smell of garlic and onions permeating each piece will make you feel better than ever.

This sour, sweet and sour taste looks so addicting, if you don't believe it, just try it and see if I'm lying, you will be surprised.

Good luck!