Garlicky Ribs Recipe artisanfoods

• 3 pounds pork rib (about 10 ribs)
• 3 tablespoons good soy sauce (Shanghainese mushroom soy is a good option)
• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 1 small bunch cilantro, chopped
• 2 red chillies, chopped
• 3 star anise
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon high-quality chicken powder (,available at any Chinese supermarket)
• 5 cups canola oil
• Salt

1. Cut the rack into individual ribs.
2. Marinade the ribs in mushroom soy and rice wine for 30 minutes.
3. You can either cook the ribs in a pressure cooker for 35 minutes or steam them for 1 hour then let cool.
4. In a deep pot, heat canola oil and fry the garlic until fragrant and golden brown.
5. Strain the garlic and set aside.
6. In a large mixing bowl, evenly coat the ribs in flour and shake off excess.
7. Deep fry the ribs in batches, in the oil you fried the garlic with until crispy and golden brown.
8. Drain ribs on a paper towel lined plate.
9. In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon garlic oil, add chopped onions, star anise, chillies and stir fry until fragrant.
10. Add the ribs, fried garlic, chicken powder, sugar, salt and white pepper, shake the pan vigorously to coat the ribs with spices, about 2 minutes.
11. Mix in the cilantro at the end and serve immediately.

pork, soy sauce, rice wine, garlic, onion, cilantro, red chillies, anise, flour, white pepper, sugar, chicken powder, canola oil, salt

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/garlicky-ribs-30146 (may not work)