Ribs with spring onions

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 kg short ribs, cut into 4 pieces
• 4 liters of water
• 20 g salt
• 80 g brown cane sugar
• 2 chili peppers (Thai chili), ground
• 100 g ginger, finely chopped
• 200 g spring onion(s), finely chopped
• 1 liter vegetable oil
• 100 g palm sugar
• ½ chili pepper(s) (Thai chili), finely chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 8 tbsp oyster sauce
• 4 tbsp spring onions, finely chopped
• 4 tsp ginger, finely chopped
• 2 limes

Instructions

Working time approx. 2 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 3 hours

Sweet and spicy snack for the summer

Bring the ribs to a boil in a saucepan with water, salt, sugar, 2 chilies, 100g ginger, and 200g spring onions, then simmer over medium heat until the meat is almost falling off the bone. Remove the ribs and let cool. Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan to 160°C and fry the ribs for 4 minutes. Heat the palm sugar, Thai chili, soy sauce, and oyster sauce in a pan and stir to combine, then glaze the ribs. Sprinkle each rib with 1 tablespoon of spring onions and 1 teaspoon of ginger, and add half a lime for seasoning. Strain the broth and serve as a soup with wontons.