Generally, families use an ordinary pot to cook braised pork ribs, and the time is between 20 minutes and 40 minutes. The texture of different types of pork will be different. The tenderer the meat, the easier it will be cooked, and the older the meat will be more resistant to cooking. We need to be flexible. There is a simple method to observe whether the ribs are cooked. This method is especially suitable for ribs with a simple structure - we only need to observe whether the meat in this part naturally separates from the ribs. If it does, that's good. If you are not sure, you can poke it with chopsticks. If you can poke it in easily, it will definitely taste easy.
If you use a pressure cooker, the time can be shortened a lot. Generally, a quarter of an hour is enough.
How to make braised pork ribs without firewood
1. Blanch in advance
Before cooking, meat needs to be blanched to remove fishy smell and dirt, and also It makes the meat softer and easier to cook.
2. Syrup locks in water
When using syrup to color, control the time when the syrup bubbles and put the ribs in, so that the syrup wraps around the surface of the ribs, thus locking in the moisture. Pork ribs are not easy to cook.
3. Use starch
If you like the taste of tender meat, you can also apply a layer of starch paste on the surface of the ribs, so that the meat of the ribs will be smooth and tender, and there will be no fat. The feeling of firewood.
4. Use vinegar
Using a little vinegar can make the ribs cook more easily, so that you don’t have to stay in the pot for too long and the meat can be more tender.