Pei Wei Asian Diner Shanghai Pork Ribs Recipes

STICKY ASAIN RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
• On the back of the rack of ribs, score the white membrane in a one inch diagonal pattern using a sharp knife or completely remove the white membrane.
• Stir the brown sugar rib rub ingredients together in a small bowl. Pat the rub mixture over the front and back of the slab of ribs.
• Place the ribs meat side up on a baking sheet that has been greased or lined with foil or parchment. Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake the covered ribs for 2 - 2.5 hours. Test for tenderness and if the meat is easily pulling away from the bone. Cook for an additional half an hour if needed.
• Place the Sticky Asian Sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan. Bring to a low boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the sauce cool to thicken.
• When desired rib tenderness is reached, remove the foil.
• Turn the oven to broil. Brush the ribs with the Sticky Asian Sauce. Broil for 2-3 minutes and then brush with sauce again. Broil an additional 2-3 minutes until the sauce starts to caramelize.
• Garnish with any left over sauce, sesame seeds, and sliced green onions.

1-2-3-4-5 RIBS

Steps:

• Select meaty ribs, and have the butcher cut them into 1.5" to 2" long pieces. Rinse, and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Preheat a wok until it starts to smoke lightly (see my post on how to prevent food from sticking to a wok). Add 2 tablespoons oil, along with the ginger slices. Over medium heat, fry the ginger for 1 minute. Add the ribs, turn up the heat to high, and take a few minutes to brown both sides.
• Turn down the heat, and add in 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine, 2 tablespoons light soy sauce, 3 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar, 4 tablespoons sugar, and 5 tablespoons water. Stir and mix everything well. Turn up the heat to bring it to a boil.
• Once boiling, cover and reduce the heat to medium/low. Simmer for 25 minutes (20 minutes if the ribs are less meaty than mine). Halfway through the process, check to make sure the liquid is not drying up. If so, reduce the heat further and add in a little more water if needed.
• After 25 minutes of simmering, remove the lid. There should be quite a bit of liquid left. Time to turn up the heat to reduce the sauce and make the ribs glisten. With the heat on high, continuously stir and toss the ribs. This process takes only a couple of minutes. Reduce the liquid until there is ¼ cup of liquid left and the ribs are gleaming with sauce! Serve immediately.

THE ROSEDALE DINER'S STICKY ASIAN PORK RIBS

Steps:

• For the ribs: Add the salt, juniper berries, peppercorns, bay leaves and cinnamon sticks to your largest stock pot. Add the ribs and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to medium heat and cook until the ribs are tender and start to tear when folded, about 45 minutes. Take the ribs out and let them rest.
• Meanwhile, for the sauce: Mix the orange juice, tamarind syrup, vinegar, oil, molasses, Sriracha, maple syrup, tahini, pepper, sugar and garlic in a food processor until combined. Put in a pot and cook on low heat until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
• Heat a pan on medium-high heat. Add the ribs and coat with sauce. Toss to coat completely (you may have to do this in two batches). Plate and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. You can add sliced scallions or fresh chiles if desired.

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER SHANGHAI PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Grind all of the spice mixture in a spice grinder. Set aside.
• Bring all of the glaze ingredients together in a simmer long enough for the sugar to melt. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Cut ribs into individual ribs and toss with the spice mixture. Coat well and place on foil lined sheet pan. Cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours (until meat starts to pull back from the bone).
• Reserve until you are ready to grill. At this point, you could pop them in the refrigerator in an airtight container and cook the next day.
• Brush the ribs with the glaze and place on grill over low heat, no direct flame. Grill until ribs are caramelized and heated throughout. Serve.

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER THAI BLAZING NOODLES

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisk until evenly mixed. Reserve sauce.
• Cut chicken breast into ¾ inch squares. Whisk eggs, milk, salt & white pepper together. Place potato starch in a mixing bowl. Dredge chicken through egg wash then dust in potato starch. Shake chicken in a strainer to remove excess starch.
• Heat 2 qts of water in a large sauce pan. Once boiling, cook chicken for 3-4 minutes or until cooked all the way through. (This helps pre-cook the chicken). Drain on paper towels and reserve.
• In a flat bottom wok or a large sauté pan, heat 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil until smoking hot. Add minced garlic and tomatoes & return the chicken to the sauce then sauté for 5-10 seconds.
• Add noodles, snap peas and carrots. Add the Blazing Sauce and toss to coat noodles evenly. Simmer and toss until sauce is 90% absorbed into the noodles. Dish should not be dry or overly saucy.
• Add green scallion sticks, basil and cilantro. Toss well and pour into 4 bowls evenly.

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER CARAMEL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Combine sugar and water in a high sided sauce pot. Bring to boil and simmer until the sugar turns a dark caramel color, but not burnt. Do not stir the sugar while cooking or it may crystallize.
• Add the chicken broth (the broth will boil quickly and spatter because of the hot sugar so be careful. This is the reason for the high sided pan).
• Stir in the broth and continue stirring over low heat until the sugar dissolves, then add the fish sauce and soy sauce. Set aside.
• Combine Vietnamese vinaigrette ingredients to a medium bowl and add cucumbers, red bell peppers and carrots. Marinate until ready to use.
• Season the chicken pieces with the salt.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large dutch oven and brown the chicken pieces on all sides. Set aside.
• In the same pan, (using the extra vegetable oil if needed) saute the ginger, garlic, red onion, and jalapeno over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until soft and fragrant.
• Add the browned chicken pieces and the caramel sauce to the dutch oven, turning the chicken in the caramel broth to coat all sides. Arrange the chicken in the pan so it is all submerged in the sauce as much as possible and bring the pot to a boil.
• Cover the pot, put in the oven and braise until done (35-45 minutes). While chicken is cooking, assemble the green onion, pineapple chunks and the other herbs and set aside.
• Just before serving, add in the green onions and pineapple chunks and stir well. Serve the chicken over your favorite rice or rice vermicelli.Top with portion of Vietnamese vinaigrette slaw.