Spicy Winter Melon Pork Ribs Stew

Ingredients

• Winter melon A large piece is about 650g
• Two small ribs About 550g
• Ginger A piece
• Garlic Three cloves
• Green onions A paragraph
• Eight anise Two small ones
• Cinnamon A short section
• Zanthoxylum bungeanum A little
• Dried chili Five
• Cilantro A little salt
• Edible oil Appropriate amount
• Cooking wine A little
• Pixian Doubanjiang One ​​tablespoon
• Oyster sauce One ​​tablespoon
• Light soy sauce One ​​tablespoon
• Dark soy sauce One ​​tablespoon
• Rock sugar Three or four
• Hot water Appropriate amount
• Table salt A little

Steps

1. A photo of the ingredients: two small pieces of pork ribs (I have asked Aunt Shuanghui to cut them into small pieces for me), a large piece of winter melon, a small piece of ginger, three cloves of garlic, and a section of green onions. Five dried chili peppers (you can omit it if you don’t like spicy food), two small star anise, a small piece of cinnamon, and a little Sichuan peppercorns

2. Wash the spices, control the water and set aside. Peel the ginger, peel the garlic, clean and slice, and cut the green onion into diagonal sections

3. Peel, wash and cut the winter melon into evenly sized pieces

4. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, add the ribs, boil the water and skim off the blood, then take out the ribs

5. Wash the pork ribs to remove the blood and control the water for later use

6. Heat the wok to medium-low heat and stir-fry the water on the surface of the ribs. I ran out of kitchen paper towels and I am afraid that water on the surface of the ribs will splash when oil comes into contact, so there is no oil in the pot. Stir-fry the water first.

7. Add the washed spices: star anise, cinnamon, dried chili pepper, and stir-fry the water in the same way

8. Add appropriate amount of cooking oil,

9. Stir-fry the pork ribs until the surface begins to turn brown

10. Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry

11. Pour in a spoonful of cooking wine and stir-fry to remove the smell

12. Add a spoonful of Pixian bean paste, if you are afraid of spicy food, you can omit it

13. Add appropriate amount of hot water, adjust the amount of water according to personal preference, at least cover the ribs

14. Use one spoon of light soy sauce, one spoon of oyster sauce, and one spoon of dark soy sauce to make a sauce. Of course, you can also add it directly to the pot

15. Pour the sauce into the pot

16. Bring to a boil over high heat, add three or four rock sugar and stir to dissolve

17. Transfer to a large clay pot. If you don’t have a clay pot, you can also use your own wok or other soup pot. I think the clay pot or cast iron pot will make the stew more fragrant. After boiling, turn down the heat. Simmer

18. Add winter melon

19. After boiling, simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. The length of stewing time for the ribs and winter melon can be adjusted according to your favorite taste

20. Finally, reduce the sauce over high heat to your liking. I leave more soup. I like to use the soup to soak rice. Transfer it to a hot clay pot and sprinkle with a few bay leaves. , ready to serve

21. Finished product

22. Finished product

23. Finished product

24. Finished product

25. The pork ribs are crispy and tender, and can fall off the bone in one bite. The winter melon is soft, tender and juicy, super delicious. It’s cold in winter, so come to a hot pot of fresh and slightly spicy pork ribs to replenish your energy^ o^

Tips

1. Winter melon is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It has the effects of reducing heat, diuresis and swelling. Winter melon contains low sodium and has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on diseases such as arteriosclerosis, liver cirrhosis, ascites, coronary heart disease, hypertension, nephritis, edema and swelling.
3. Eating taboos
4. ⑴ Winter melon is cold in nature, people with spleen and stomach qi deficiency, diarrhea and loose stools, cold stomach pain should not eat raw and cold winter melon. People with menstrual cramps and cold dysmenorrhea should not eat raw winter melon. Winter melon.
5. ⑵Winter melon and red bean are in conflict with each other. Eating wax gourd and red beans together will cause a sudden increase in urine output in normal people, which can easily lead to dehydration.
6. ⑶Winter melon and vinegar are incompatible. Vinegar will destroy the nutrients in winter melon and reduce its nutritional value.
7. ⑷Winter melon and red crucian carp are in conflict with each other. Eating the same food reduces the nutritional value.
8. ⑷Winter melon and crucian carp are both detumescent and diuretic ingredients. Eating them together will cause an increase in urine output. If you are not suffering from edema, it is best not to combine the two. Eat together
10. Pork ribs provide high-quality protein and fat necessary for human physiological activities, especially rich in calcium, which can maintain bone health. Pork ribs have the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, replenishing essence and blood; it is suitable for those with insufficient qi and blood, yin deficiency and poor appetite; those with dampness, heat and phlegm stagnation should take it with caution; those who are obese and have high blood lipids should not eat more.