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Hey guys! First of all, wishing everyone a Happy 2010 New Year! It’s been a while since my last post here as I had some fun times during the past holiday season with my mom. She flew all the way from Malaysia to visit me in LA for the first time. We had been traveling to places all these while, not far far away but just a couple of  lovely places around California.

Since my mum was here, she did most of the cooking when we weren’t traveling. So those days when I reached home after work, the dinner was ready; hot and delicious. It was such a home sweet home feeling by having a comfy meal especially for those like me who are away from home all these years, struggling to manage study, work and life. I wish my mum could have stayed here longer. :P

You must be wondering if I have learned some traditional recipes or techniques from my mum, right? Err.. most of the time my mom cooked and i just ate. But yes, my mom did pass me a couple of her recipes and I will try to make them at a later time. Fortunately, I could still manage to photograph two of my mom’s dishes.

Below is one of the dishes from my mom’s recipe, “Sweet and Sour Black Vinegar Pork Ribs (浙江糖醋排骨)”.  The pork ribs were crunchy on the outside, and so tender and juicy on the inside. One important thing is you need use the Zhe Jiang sweet black vinegar (浙江甜黑醋) which creates the sweet and sour sauce that made it so appetizing.

Ingredients:

1 lb small pork ribs

For marinating:
Salt & Pepper
1/2 cup cornflour
1 tbsp cooking wine (紹興酒)
1 egg white

For the sauce:
1/2 cup sweet black vinegar “Zhe Jiang” (浙江甜黑醋)
2 tbsp cooking wine (紹興酒)
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp black soy sauce
1/4 cup water

Cooking Method:

1. Marinate the pork ribs with salt & pepper, cooking wine, cornflour and egg white for an hour or overnight for more taste.
2. Heat a pot with oil and deep fry the pork ribs until golden brown and crunchy.
3. Drain excess oil off the deep fried pork ribs with a paper towel.
4. Leave 1 tbsp of oil in the pot over medium heat, mix all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and pour it into the pot with the pork ribs. Bring to boil.
5. Turn to low heat, stir frequently to avoid burn and cook for 20 minutes until the sauce become sticky.
6. You can put some sesame oil on top before serving.