Orange-Soy-Braised Pork Ribs
Tender country-style pork ribs braised in a savory-sweet sauce of orange juice, soy sauce, and fresh ginger. The meat is slowly cooked until falling-apart tender and glazed with a reduced orange-soy sauce.
Ingredients
- •4 pounds country-style pork ribs
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •1½ cups fresh orange juice
- •½ cup soy sauce
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •2 tablespoons fresh ginger
- •1 tablespoon garlic
- •½ teaspoon black pepper
- •1 piece flameproof roasting pan
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.
10 min
- 2.
Sprinkle ribs evenly with salt.
2 min
- 3.
Bring orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, and pepper to a boil in roasting pan over moderately high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add ribs in 1 layer using tongs, turning to coat, and cover pan tightly with foil.
10 min
- 4.
Braise ribs in oven until very tender, about 2 hours. (If making ahead, see cooks' note, below.)
120 min
- 5.
Reduce oven temperature to 200°F.
1 min
- 6.
Transfer ribs to a baking dish, arranging them in 1 layer, and keep warm in oven.
5 min
- 7.
Skim fat from cooking liquid if desired, then make glaze by boiling liquid, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes. Brush glaze generously on ribs.
15 min
