Pressure cooker really makes my cooking easier, especially in making soup.
Very nice soup.
Yum!
My husband doesn’t like seaweed. But I think seaweed is really good for health. Yet, he doesn’t say no to seaweed soup. So I made this soup for him.
Also pour in the water after boiling the ribs. Add more water if you want.
I cooked it for 2 hours. And just season with salt.
My husband loved it very much.
I know for sure that my husband will love it.
I prepared his bento with this delicious ribs. And the sauce made rice very tasty too.
My husband loved them so so much!
I was born and grew up in northern part of China. Actually, my family didn’t have the habit of having soup during the meal. I know that people from southern part really like soup. Soup to them is a must-have dish on the table.
My husband is a soup lover. He basically likes all kinds of soup. Influenced by him, I start to realize soup’s charm.
There is a chicken rice stall near where we live. If you order chicken rice there, a small bowl of lotus root & peanut soup will be served as well. My husband loves the chicken rice there and also their soup. He mentioned more than once how much he loves the soup with lotus root and peanut in it.
That’s why I decided to cook this soup.
1. Rinse ribs under water.
2. Place all ribs in the pot. Pour in enough water covers and even higher than the ribs.
3. Bring to boil with high heat. Skim the soup.
4. Add in several ginger slices, lotus root chunks, some peanuts. Turn to low heat. Cook for 1-2 hrs.
Nice soup takes long time unless you have pressure cooker.
Season with salt before serving.
The amazing part of the soup is that it tastes a bit sweet even without adding in any sugar.
My husband can have 2 bowls of it.
My husband is a crazy soup lover. Chicken soup and Rib soup are two kinds which I always cook for him.
This time, I tried to make soup with black kidney beans.
1. Soak kidney beans in advance. 2-3 hrs maybe.
2. Wash ribs under water over and over again.
3. Place ribs in a pot. Add in enough water. Bring to boil with high heat. Skim all the dirt.
4. Turn to low heat. Simmer for 30 mins.
5. Add in lotus root and beans. Simmer for another 30 mins.
6. Seasons with salt.
1. Rinse ribs under water to wash them clean. Soak them in water to let all the blood out. Change water several times till water is clean.
2. Marinate ribs with 2 tsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp oyster sauce, 2 cloves of chopped garlic, 1/2 tsp chopped ginger, 2 tsp sugar and 1 tablespoon corn starch. Mix them all well. Marinate for around 2 hours.
3. Soak vermicelli in water till soft. Cut shorter with scissors.
4. Take the ribs out and put into another bowl. Add in 2 tsp oil, and 1 tablespoon corn starch. Mix well again.
5. Spread vermicelli in a plate. Add in 1 tsp light soy sauce, and 1/2 tsp oyster sauce. Mix with chopsticks.
6. Place ribs over vermicelli. Pour marinade on top.
7. In boiling water and steam for 15-20 mins.
8. Garnish with chopped spring onion.
1. Peel off the white layer on the back of the ribs. So that ribs can be better seasoned and cut.
2. Prepare the seasonings: 1 tablespoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon paprika powder, 1/2 tsp ginger powder, 4 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 tablespoon salt. Mix them well. Then sprinkle them onto the ribs and rub with finger to help the flavor go in. Wrap the ribs with plastic to put into fridge for 2-3 hrs or overnight.
3. Wrap ribs with aluminum foil. Put into 140 degree C oven for 2 hrs.
4. Open the foil up. Turn to 200 degree C and bake for another 15 mins.
5. For the sauce: 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce (main sauce for char siew pork), 1 tablespoon tomato sauce, 1 tsp light salt sauce, 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Mix them well. And brush onto the ribs. You can use any sauce you want. There is some hoisin sauce left in my fridge, so I give it a try.
6. Into the 200 degree C oven for 15 mins.
Ready to serve.
You don’t even cut the ribs with knife. It’s very easy to pull it off by hands. Very tender and juice.
My husband can’t stop licking his fingers and keep saying delicious. 🙂
Chinese Yam is called 山药 （shan yao), which is considered to be very good for health.
1. Rinse pork ribs in water. Change water several times till water is clear with no more blood.
2. Put ribs in a deep pot. Add in water that covers all ribs.
3. Turn to high heat and bring water to boil. Skim the foam if any. Turn to medium-low heat.
4. Add in Yam chunks, red dates and wolf berries. Cover the pot and simmer for 40 mins. Ribs will become very soft and easily fall off. Soup will become a bit sweet during to red dates and Yam.
5. Season with a little salt and serve hot.
1. Clean pork ribs in water. And dry them with kitchen towel paper. I used spare ribs.
2. Prepare marinade:
1 egg, 1/2 tsp white pepper, 2 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon rice wine, 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp baking soda and 2 tablespoon starch.
Mix well.
Marinate ribs for 1 hour.
3. Deep fry ribs till golden brown.
4. In a bowl, add in 2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoon tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon HP sauce, 1/2 tablespoon chili sauce, 1 tablespoon plum sauce and corn starch water. Stir to mix well.
5. Heat a pan on stove. Pour the sauce mixture in. Simmer to reduce sauce.
6. Add fried pork ribs into the sauce. Stir to let them be coated with sauce evenly.
Yummy!
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