Coffee Anyone?

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One thing I love ordering at dim sum (if it is available) are the coffee cooked pork ribs.  “Pork ribs cooked with coffee?” I hear you say, yes that’s right the bitter taste of coffee infused with the sweet tasting meat of pork, it just works!

Here’s the recipe for the coffee pork ribs.  I think the next time I cook it I’ll try leaving the ribs long and uncut and also perhaps try BBQing them!

Ingredients

• 1 cup strong coffee
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 egg white
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup white or shaoxing wine
• 1/2 kg pork ribs (preferably with some fat)
• 2 tablespoon oil
• Pinch of toasted sesame seeds

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients, except pork and oil, to form marinade
2. Marinate pork overnight, turning every six hours
3. In a large wok, heat oil
4. Take the pork out of the marinade
5. Fry pork till cooked. Add some marinade for sauce
6. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds

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Aside from the coffee pork ribs, I also made steamed egg (sadly it was an epic fail on my part) and some stir fried beans with prawn floss (which I learnt from the Chilli Padi).

Prawn Floss with Beans

Coupled with a bowl of steamed rice and well that’s my little meal of Chinese for the nite
Bon Appétit – Sidney