Changing the subject...As you can tell (because I'm posting), I couldn't stay away from the kitchen.
Today, I was walking the aisles of the supermarket when I spotted spareribs. Usually, they are priced really high (from 680 yen about US$7 or higher) for 6 pieces and not very meaty looking--more bone than meat. But today, they were reasonably priced and really meaty looking---only 365 yen (about US$3) for 6 pieces. I guess I could have bought something pre-made for dinner since it is only me, but for only 365 yen, it seemed cheaper than to buy something pre-made and plus, this should last for two dinners.
The recipe I used was my mom's...I think. (Awhile back, I had scribbled it on a piece of paper with no notation of where I got the recipe from.)
3 lbs. spareribs
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shoyu (soy sauce)
pinch of salt
ginger
Bring to boil. Simmer. Cook for 45 minutes.
NOTES: At first, I had cut the sauce amount in half because I only had six pieces, but mid-way through cooking, I noticed that most of the liquid had evaporated, so I added some water and the other half of the sugar, vinegar & shoyu. I only used 1 clove of garlic and an inch sized nub of ginger. Also, I ended up cooking this for 1 hour.
Be sure to pour some of the gravy on your rice (it's one of my favorite ways to eat this dish!)
18 comments:
Good one!
May I have a taste, please. ;-)
Paz
P.S. Actually, I like what you cooked for yourself below. Fits in nicely with the book I just read.
Too bad about the fighting neighbors. Maybe you should put a pie on their doorsteps with instructions, "Eat this when you feel like fighting."
Paz ;-)
The gravy on rice is MY FAVORITE part of any dish!!
Thanks Nate!
Bring a fork, Paz! Thanks for your advice about the noisy neighbors too!
I think I could probably eat 2 bowls of rice as long as it had gravy on it, Jaden!
Take care everyone.
Kat
Looks really ono! Glad you weren't affected by the earthquake. I pray that the ones affected are able to find the help they need also. Take Care and God Bless!
Rice and gravy. Reminds me of small kid time after a summer's day at the YMCA on Atkinson Drive. Waiting for a ride we'd go to the snack bar and get a bowl of rice and gravy - 10 cents per scoop. What a snack after a day in the pool! Hawaii people's love of rice and gravy!
Thanks Laura!
Wow, 10 cents, now that's a snack, Nate!
Take care you two.
Kat
my favorite picture is gravy and rice shot...man, i think i could eat that for dinner every night! :)
I hear you Kathy, I think I could eat rice and gravy every night too :)
Take care.
Kat
The 10 cents - that was many years ago! I'm an old fut!
Nate....you funny.
Take care.
Kat
Mmm, I'm with Jaden - gotta have the gravy in the rice to get the full goodness of the dish and not to waste such tasty stuff :D
Definitely Ellie! In Hawaii, almost everyone loves their food this way too.
Take care!
Kat
Looked up my mother's recipe she gave me for her sweet-sour spareribs. It's identical with your mother's. Except my mother says to add some canned chunked pineapple at the end before serving.
I like it with pineapple in it Nate.
Take care.
Kat
Nice work!
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Thanks Larah!
Take care.
Kat
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