Braised Pork Spareribs with Rice

1. 1 Pork ribspack 1 kg ≈ $8.00Not in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 250 g
2. 2 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 30 g
3. 3 Vinegar 9% 8 ml
4. 4 Long-grain ricepack 800 g ≈ $1.94 70 g
5. 5 Sunflower oil 10 ml
6. 6 Salt 2 g
7. 7 Ground black pepper 1 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

1. Cut pork¹ spareribs into 2–3-bone sections, rinse, pat dry, season with salt and black pepper. Slice onions² into half-rings.

2. Sear the ribs in oil over high heat for 8 minutes until golden brown.

3. Add onions², pour in 150 ml water, cover, and simmer on low heat for 45 minutes.

4. Start cooking rice 20 minutes before serving: boil in salted water for 15 minutes until tender, then drain.

5. Add vinegar, uncover, and braise for another 5 minutes until the sauce thickens and meat pulls away from the bone.

6. Serve ribs with sauce over rice on plates.