Yeo Kyung-rae's Pork Ribs Stew
A super-fast pork ribs stew cooked in just 15 minutes using a special sauce with fermented soybean paste and a pressure pot, resulting in tender, melt-in-your-mouth ribs.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who find long cooking times for ribs stew tedious and overwhelming
- ⭐ Those looking to create a special pork ribs stew with a subtle Chinese-inspired touch from star anise and fermented soybean paste
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Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings
- 1kg cubed pork ribs
- 1/4 radish
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 onion
- 2 green onions
- 1 piece ginger
- 3 star anise
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- enough water to cover
- 0.5 tablespoon fermented soybean paste
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 0.5 tablespoon red pepper powder
Recipe 🍳
- Cut radish, sweet potato, onion, and green onion into large pieces.
- Bring water to a boil, add ginger and 3 star anise, then briefly blanch the pork ribs until the surface is cooked through. Remove and drain.
- In a bowl, mix the blanched pork ribs with 0.5 tablespoon fermented soybean paste, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, and 0.5 tablespoon red pepper powder. Toss well to marinate.
- Heat 5 tablespoons vegetable oil in a pot. Add the marinated pork ribs and large pieces of green onion along with the prepared vegetables. Stir-fry gently until fragrant.
- Once the marinade evenly coats the meat and vegetables, add enough water to just cover the ingredients.
- When the water comes to a boil, close the lid and simmer over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes until the ribs are fully tender and the sauce has thickened.
- Cut radish, sweet potato, onion, and green onion into large pieces.
- Blanch the pork ribs in boiling water with ginger and star anise until lightly cooked, then remove and drain.
- Mix the blanched ribs with fermented soybean paste, soy sauce, garlic, oyster sauce, and red pepper powder to marinate.
- Sauté the marinated meat and vegetables together in a pot with vegetable oil.
- Add enough water, cover the pot, and simmer gently for 15 minutes until tender.
Cooking tips 💡
- Adding a small amount of fermented soybean paste deepens the color and adds a unique, rich depth of flavor to the stew.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pot or cast-iron pot with excellent moisture retention and sealing properties to ensure the meat stays tender and doesn't toughen during the short cooking time.





