Sticky ribs recipe

Ingredients

• 675g/ 1 1/2 lb pork spare ribs
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 4 tbsp rice wine
• 4 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp black bean stir fry sauce
• 150 ml/ 5 fl oz fresh orange juice

Directions

1. Spread out the spare ribs in a shallow dish.Mix together the oyster sauce,rice wine,dark soy sauce & black bean sauce & spoon over the ribs until coated.Cover & leave in a cool place to marinate overnight.
2. Preheat the oven 170 C/ 325 F gas mark 3. Transfer the ribs to a roasting tin with any marinade left in the dish. Pour over the orange juice,cover the tin with foil & bake the ribs in the oven for 90 minutes.
3. Remove the foil,increase the oven temperature to 190 C/375 F gas mark 5 and cook the ribs for further 30 minutes,basting them with the juices in the tin from time to time until they are coated with the sticky glaze.
4. Serve hot as a starter for chinese meal, or as a main course with rice.