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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Change up the family meal with the sweet and sour tamarind braised pork chop, extremely delicious and pairs well with rice. With detailed instructions from TasteVN, you will surely succeed. Let’s get cooking to check out the recipe for this fried dish!
Ingredients for Tamarind Braised Pork Chops Serves 4
Pork chop 300 gr Tamarind paste 50 gr Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Green onion 1 tablespoon Soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Sugar 1 teaspoon Salt a little
How to Choose Fresh Pork Chops
- Choose pieces of pork chop that have a light pink color, and when pressed, they spring back well.
- Additionally, select pieces with thick meat and little fat, as they will be tastier and more tender when fried and less greasy.
- For pre-packaged and frozen pork chops, make sure to check the information on the origin and expiration date.
- Avoid purchasing pieces that are bruised, have a slimy texture, or an unpleasant odor.
How to prepare Tamarind Braised Pork Ribs
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Prepare the ribs
To eliminate the unpleasant smell of the meat, use a little salt to rub evenly over the surface of the meat for 1 – 2 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
How to clean the pork ribs, without odor
- First, use salt to rub all over the piece of ribs, while squeezing well to remove the slime from the meat. Next, rinse the meat under running water several times until clean.
- Next, blanch the ribs in boiling water for about 3 minutes, then take the meat out and rinse it with cold water before cooking.
- Besides using salt, you can replace it with white wine, rubbing it several times on the meat to help reduce the smell and make the meat softer.
- First, use salt to rub all over the piece of ribs, while squeezing well to remove the slime from the meat. Next, rinse the meat under running water several times until clean.
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Prepare the sauce
First, extract the juice from 50gr of tamarind and put it into a bowl.
Next, add 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon of sugar into the bowl. Stir well to combine the ingredients.
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Braising Ribs
Put a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, and heat over medium heat.
When the oil is hot, add the pork ribs and fry on low heat. Every 5 minutes, turn the ribs over and fry for 10 minutes until they turn golden brown.
At this point, remove all the oil from the pan, then add the sauce and braise until the sauce coats the ribs evenly, then turn off the heat.
Finally, plate the dish, sprinkle chopped green onions on top, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
The braised pork ribs with tamarind are tender and slightly chewy, combined with a thick, sweet and sour sauce, served with hot white rice, making it extremely delicious!
I hope that with the dish tamarind-braised pork ribs shared by TasteVN, it will enrich your family’s meals. Wishing you success in your cooking!
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook: Trang Đinh
