A party Hit

Here's a dish that I've been making for years:

Spare Ribs In The Wok

Ingredients:
1 pound spare rib tips cut into individual pieces
1 med-lg onion, sliced thin
1/2 cup soy sauce (I use low sodium)
1/4 cup sugar
3 lg garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
3-4 tbsp canola oil
3 cups water (aprox)

Method:
Heat the oil and brown the rib pieces. Add the onion and sautee until translucent. Stir in the garlic & cook briefly. Add the remaining ingredients and enough water to cover all. Stir to combine and bring to a low boil over moderate heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered for about 3 hours until the pork bits are covered with a thick glaze, stirring ocassionally and scraping down the sides of the wok as needed. This dish can be made ahead of time and kept on hold in a warm oven. Serve with white rice or anything that would go with sticky pork.

Notes: This basic recipe does not render a lot of pork, so you will most likely want to multiply it a few times or more... I usually can find the rib tips in the supermarket and I believe they are the leftovers from a St. Louis style cut. As an alternative, you could have your butcher cut a rack of ribs into 1-1.5 inch pieces, or, you could buy boneless (county style) ribs and cut them into bite size pieces yourself. The latter might be a better party option as you won't have to worry about your guests disposing of, or possibly experiencing an inconvenient encounter with a bone. In any event, happy Super Bowl XLII!

Rascal