Apple Soy Braised Pork Ribs

Amazing, fall-of-the-bone tender baby back ribs braised in soy sauce and apples.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 whole rack of baby back ribs ((pork – about 2- 3lbs / 1 -1.3 kg or individual pork ribs))
• 2 granny smith apple
• 1 onion
• 1 large or 2 small carrots
• 3/4 cup apple juice
• 1 thumb size ginger
• 6 Tbsp dark soy sauce ((jinkanjang))
• 4 Tbsp rice wine or sake
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary ((optional))
• 2 sage leaves ((fresh leaves, optional))
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat oven to 325 °F (160°C).
2. 2Trim as much fat as possible from ribs and cut into individual ribs if it’s a whole rack.
3. 3--- Blend the following in a blender to make the apple soy ginger sauce/marinade ---
4. 41 small granny smith apple (if using sweeter apple like fuji, use less sugar and add 1 Tbs of apple cider vinegar)
5. 51 small thumb size ginger
6. 61/4 cup apple juice
7. 72 Tbs soy sauce
8. 82 Tbs rice wine or sake
9. 92 Tbs sugar
10. 10salt and pepper
11. 11Marinate the pork ribs in the sauce for about 15 min or more
12. 12Clean and peel carrots, onion and apple.
13. 13Cut carrot, onion and apple into chunks of similar size.
14. 14Remove ribs from marinade (remove any excess marinade from ribs and save remaining marinade). Heat 1 Tbs oil in a dutch oven over medium high heat and brown ribs on all sides.
15. 15Take ribs out of pot and set aside.
16. 16Add 1 more Tbs of oil, add onions, carrots and apples and season with salt and pepper. Stir often to make sure things don’t burn. Cook until soft for about 5 min.
17. 17Deglaze pan by first adding 1/4 cup apple juice, making sure you scrape off all the good brown bits stuck at the bottom and side of pan. Add rest of braising liquid – 1/4 cup apple juice, 1 1/2 cups water, 4 Tbs soy sauce, 2 Tbs rice wine. Also add 1/2 of leftover marinade from ribs, 1 Tbs red pepper flakes, rosemary and sage.
18. 18Add ribs back in the pot. Bring liquid to simmer.
19. 19Bake in oven, covered for 1 1/2 hr. Bake uncovered for 30 min to reduce liquid.