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• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Mix spareribs, wine, and five-spice powder in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. | 2. The next day, drain ribs, discarding liquid, and transfer to a 6 qt saucepan. Cover with water by 2 inches and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook until slightly tender, 3–5 minutes, and drain. Set aside. | 3. Heat 1/4 cup canola oil in a 14 inch flat-bottomed wok or frying pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced garlic and ginger, dried chiles, fennel, star anise, and cinnamon; cook until fragrant, 1–2 minutes. | 4. Using a slotted spoon, transfer spices and chiles to a piece of cheesecloth; tie into a tight package. Add package to wok with reserved ribs, sugar, salt, and 6 cups water; bring to a boil. | 5. Reduce heat to medium; cook until ribs are very tender, 30–35 minutes. Drain ribs, discarding liquid and spice package, and dry them completely with paper towels; set aside. | 6. Dry wok with paper towels and heat remaining 3 cups of canola oil to 375 degrees F. Working in 2 batches, fry ribs until crisp, 6–8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain; set aside. | 7. Discard all but 1/4 cup oil; heat over high heat. Add minced garlic and ginger, and red and green chiles; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ribs and red chile oil; cook for 1 minute more. Serve with rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pork sparerib	2	lb	cut	2511.4724	0.0	140.2617	212.1605
chinese rice wine	2	cups		-	-	-	-
chinese five spice powder	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
canola oil	3 1/4	cups		6263.14	0.0	0.0	708.5
garlic clove	10			-	-	-	-
ginger	8	inches	peeled	-	-	-	-
arbol chile	4			-	-	-	-
fennel seed	3	tablespoons		60.03	9.0985	2.7492	2.5874
star anise	5			-	-	-	-
cinnamon	2	sticks		-	-	-	-
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
kosher salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
thai red chili pepper	4		stemmed sliced	-	-	-	-
thai green chili	2		sliced	-	-	-	-
sichuan red chili oil	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
rice			steamed	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.