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                Stir Fried Spareribs With Green Peppers

Recipe By     : Cooking Chinese by Leeann Chin
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chinese

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3       lb           Rack pork ribs -- cut
                       -lengthwise
                       -across bones into halves
                       -(bite size)
  2       ts           Corn starch
  2       ts           Soy sauce (light or dark)
  1       ts           Salt
  1       ts           Sugar
  2                    Green peppers
  2                    Green onions -- with tops
  2       tb           Vegetable oil
  2       cl           Cloves garlic -- finely
                       - chopped
  1       ts           Ginger root -- finely chopped
  2       tb           Brown bean sauce
  1       c            Chicken broth
    1/4   c            Water -- cold
  2       tb           Corn starch
  1       ts           Sugar

 Trim fat and remove membranes from ribs, cut between each rib to
 separate. Toss ribs, 2 ts corn starch, the soy sauce, salt and
 1 ts sugar in glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate
 30 minutes. Cut green peppers into 1-inch pieces. Cut green onions
 into 2" pieces

 Heat wok until 1 or 2 drops of water bubble and skitter when
 sprinkled in wok. Add vegetable oil, rotate wok to coat side. Add
 ribs, garlic and ginger root, stir fry 2 minutes. Add bean sauce,
 stir fry 1 minute, stir in chicken broth. Heat to boiling, reduce
 heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes.

 Mix water, 2 tb corn starch and 1 ts sugar, stir into ribs. Cook
 and stir until thickened. Add green peppers, cook and stir 1
 minute. Garnish with green onions.

 Do-Ahead Directions:

 After simmering ribs 20 minutes cover and refrigerate no more then
 24 hours. Just before servering heat ribs to boiling, cover and
 cook 2 minutes, continue with recipe as directed.



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