My mom bought a kilo pork riblets three weeks ago and I found it really lovely. It has plenty of meat and less bones. The bones come thin and small not like the regular rib bones which are chunky. But do not underestimate it’s flavor. Its plus point is, it’s easy to get tender.
My mom cooked the pork riblets adobo style and it’s really good. However, she also thought that it would also be great a la barbecue style. Today, I decided to give it a try and cook it Asian barbecue style. Well, I prepared it the night before so the meat have more time to absorb the marinate.
First, I simmer it for 20 minutes in boiling water with salt and vinegar. I cooled it for an hour and poured in the marinate. The marinate mainly consist of char siu, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, ginger, garlic, chili flakes, ketchup, salt and pepper. Then, I marinated the pork riblets overnight before grilling.
Ingredients
Half kilo Pork Riblets
Water
1 Tablespoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Cane Vinegar
1 Tablespoonful Hoisin Sauce
1 Tablespoonful Char Siu
4 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
2 Tablespoons Mirin
4 Tablespoons Banana Ketchup 1 thumb-sized Ginger, grated
3 cloves Garlic, grated
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Chili Flakes
Salt and pepper
Procedure
Clean pork riblets.
Combine riblets, water, salt and vinegar. Boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the riblets and cool for an hour at room temperature.
Combine hoisin sauce, char siu, soy sauce, mirin, ketchup, ginger, garlic, sugar, chili flakes and season with salt and pepper. Taste the marinate before adding salt. Pour into the riblets and marinate overnight.
Grill over low heat with frequent basting of cooking oil.
Heat marinate sauce until it thickened. Baste the grilled riblets with the marinade sauce when done and grill for another 3 – 5 minutes or until the sauce caramelized.
