Suon Rang Man Ngot (Sweet and Salty Ribs)

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Suon Rang Man Ngot (Sweet and Salty Ribs)

Our grand daughter had this dish at a Vietnamese restaurant sometimes last year. She really liked it. Today, she comes to visit us and is going to stay with us until Sunday. Yeah!! So I make this for her today. I hope it will come out right and hope that she will like it. We love her so much.

Ingredient

2 lbs

pork short ribs

medium clove of garlic, minced

3 TBS

light brown sugar

1/4 cup

fish sauce

1/4 cup

Mirin

1/2 bunch

green onion, chopped

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cut ribs into small pieces. Soak in water for 1 hour. Strain ribs. Dry ribs with paper towels.

* Step 2

Mix Mirin, fish sauce and few drops of soy sauce. Mix well. Set aside.

* Step 3

In a frying pan, on high heat, when pan is hot, put some oil. Put ribs in, stir until the meat becomes white, add garlic, some salt, black pepper and 1 TBS of sugar. Keep stirring for 1 minute.

* Step 4

Put lid on, lower heat to medium, let ribs cook in its own juice until the meat on the both ends of the ribs recedes. That is a sign that ribs are cooked. Add some water if needed (not too much) to cook the ribs.

* Step 5

When ribs are cooked, turn back heat to medium high. Stir until only about 1/4 of liquid is left. Make a well in the middle, pour in half of the Mirin, fish sauce concoction. Wait till it bubbles, mix with ribs. Stir until only about 1/3 of the sauce remains.

* Step 6

Make a well a second time, pour in the rest of sauce, wait till bubbling, mix with ribs. When only 1/2 of the sauce remains, add 3 TBS of sugar mix well, add green onion. Mix well. Remove pan.