Author Notes
I served these a long long time ago when I had my own restaurant, I served them with that ubiquitous side dish of the early 00's, wasabi mashed potatoes, and I still do. They are better if you let them marinate over night and are even better held for a day or two and then reheated, so it's a nice Sunday afternoon project in anticipation of a warm easy Tuesday night supper, or great for dinner party. Would round the meal out with a simple salad, maybe butter lettuce, avocado, and radishes with a tangerine vinaigrette, and something ginger-y for dessert. - Aliwaks —Aliwaks
Test Kitchen Notes
True to its name, these short ribs are highly aromatic and flavorful. While the dish requires a fair amount of work and uses some very traditional Chinese ingredients, the recipe is well worth the effort. I easily found the ingredients at an Asian supermarket then headed home to prepare the dish for company. The verdict was unanimous -- the dish was rich in flavor and perfectly balanced with the distinct sweetness of the star anise and the sinus-clearing spiciness of the Szechuan peppercorn. I added some extra Szechuan peppercorn to increase the heat, which also worked nicely -- I would definitely experiment with this ingredient! —Constrained Cook
Ingredients
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4-5 pounds
short ribs cross cut, 2-3' chunks
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1/2 cup
tangerine or orange juice
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1/4 cup
honey
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3 cups
dry sherry
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1.5 cups
low sodium tamari
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1/4 cup
rough chopped ginger
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6
cloves garlic, smashed
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4
whole star anise
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15 or so
whole black peppercorns
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1
dried red chili pepper
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3
2' strips tangerine peel or dried tangerine
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1
cinnamon stick
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1/2 cup
or so Wondra flour
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1 tsp
ground szechwan pepper corns (or more)
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vegetable oil
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2 tablespoons
five spice powder
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2
cup carrots, 1" chunks
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6
shallots , halved
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1 cup
daikon radish, peeled, cut in 1" chunks
Directions
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Marinate ribs in mixture of 1 cup sherry, 1/5 cup tamari, 3 garlic cloves, 2 tbs chopped ginger, 1/2 cup orange or tangerine juice let sit over night
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Lightly toast peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, tangerine peel & chili - set aside
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Remove the short ribs from marinade, dry well preheat oven to 350
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Whisk together Wondra flour & Five Spice powder
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Season ribs with salt & szechwan pepper, then dredge in flour/five spice mixture
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Heat vegetable oil in a large heavy bottomed, oven proof stew pot. Brown short ribs on all four sides, take care not to crowd the pan or they will steam, This is the can be a tedious step but it is so very worth it. Remove each browned rib to s plate and set aside. Do not drain oil
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Add toasted spices, carrots, shallots, diakon, ginger, garlic to the pot, stir to coat and let brown slightly.
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Add meat back to pot, add remaining liquids ( sherry, soy, honey, tangerine juice etc) + marinade, add 1 cup water bring to simmer.
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Cover tightly, and set in oven for 3 hours
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Meat & Veg from liquid, strain liquid to remove whole spices. Add Meat & veg back to liquid , refrigerate overnight, skim fat & reheat over gentle heat to serve.
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