Turn up the heat to medium, and bring the sauce to a simmer. Now add 1/2 cup water, 2 teaspoons light soy sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon sugar (or more if you prefer your dish to be sweeter). Cook for another couple minutes, taking care to avoid burning the sauce. Cook for about a minute, and then add the ketchup. In a wok over low heat, add 2 tablespoons of the frying oil and the garlic. Cut open one piece to make sure the ribs are cooked through. Repeat in batches until all the ribs are fried.

Use a large slotted spoon to scoop the ribs out and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel. After 6 to 7 minutes, when the ribs start to turn lightly brown, turn up the heat to high (or 350 degrees F oil temp) for about a minute or two, so the ribs can really take on that nice golden color. Slowly lower the ribs into the oil, making sure to leave some space between each rib so that they fry evenly. It’s ready when you stick a chopstick in it and small bubbles form around the tip of the chopstick (or 325 degrees F oil temp). I used a ziplock bag to toss the ribs with the cornstarch and get an even coating. Once the ribs are marinated, sprinkle the cornstarch over the ribs to evenly coat them. Using a smaller pot requires less oil, and you’ll have to fry the ribs in a few batches. The oil should be at least 1.5” deep, so the ribs can be submerged under the oil when frying. While the pork is marinating, prepare a small pot with oil and have it ready to fry the ribs. Toss the ribs with the Shaoxing wine, 1 teaspoon sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper (or black pepper) and one egg white. When you get home and you’re ready to cook, rinse the ribs thoroughly and pat dry with a paper towel. Even your local supermarket’s butcher should do it for you. Easy peasy!Īsk the butcher to cut the ribs into the size you want. Both dishes are great! The basic cooking steps are: marinate, fry and apply sauce. Just so you know, in comparison, this Peking Ribs recipe is more sweet than tangy, while the Sweet and Sour Pork Chop recipe is more tangy than sweet. We actually posted a Sweet and Sour Pork Chop recipe a while back. Go figure! I think this Peking ribs dish took on a life of its own once it was adapted by Chinese immigrants overseas. I scoured the Chinese Internet and could not find one Peking Style Pork Chop picture-all the dishes were made with ribs. So the reason I did not make Peking Style Pork Chops is because this dish should really be made with spare ribs cut into bite-sized pieces. Nanjing is now known as the capital of Jiangsu, but did you know that Nanjing was the capital of six dynasties throughout Chinese history? And the Jīng dū or “京都” here refers to its capital of Nanjing, 南京. I did some research on Baidu and found out that this Jīng dū style ribs dish is actually from Jiangsu. Despite the “Peking Style (京都)” name, this Peking ribs dish was not conceived in Peking (a.k.a. You may be wondering, why did I do a recipe for Peking Style Pork Ribs and not Peking Style Pork Chops? I have my reasons.īefore I let you in on those reasons, I first want to clarify a myth.

Jing du pork ribs