Stewed Spare Ribs (Nilagang Spare Ribs)



INGREDIENTS:
  • 700g pork ribs
  • 2 heads bok choy (pechay)
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled ad quartered
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
  • ½ cabbage, quartered (or Chinese cabbage, bottom trimmed and then halved)
  • 1 medium size onion, quartered
  • 1 Tbsp. fish sauce or patis
  • 1/2 Tbsp black peppercorns, cracked
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 8-10 cups water
Stewed Spare Ribs (Nilagang Spare Ribs)

INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. Using a heavy duty meat cleaver, cut the pork ribs in half or in 3 pieces.
  2. Fill a large size casserole pan with the water and bring to a boil.
  3. Put the pork ribs and boil.
  4. Remove the scum that rises above the water.
  5. Lower down the heat and simmer.
  6. Drop in the onion and black pepper then cook for an hour or until the meat is tender. (Add more water if required. This is rather a soupy dish!)
  7. Add in the potatoes, carrots, salt and fish sauce and cook for another 5 minutes.
  8. Then add cabbage and simmer for half a minute.
  9. Just before it turning off the heat, add the bok choy and simmer for another minute. At this point add more salt of fish sauce to adjust the taste.
  10. Remove from heat and serve hot with freshly boiled rice.

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