Name: Thai Spareribs
Cook time: 40 minutes
Total time: 24 hours (includes marinating)
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 pounds meaty spareribs (about 2 racks), cut into 2-rib portions; Boiling water; 2 large lemongrass stalks; 1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons tamari soy sauce; 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar; 1/2 cup dry Sherry; 2 tablespoons Thai peanut sauce; 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil; 4 large garlic cloves, peeled; 1 1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled, chopped; 3/4 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk; Sesame-Cilantro Rice

Thai SpareribsHans Gissenger

Unlike most braises, these ribs aren't browned before they're simmered. The long, slow simmer tenderizes the meat, and the ribs get their brown, shiny exterior from a soy and brown sugar marinade. The ideal drink pairing? Ice-cold Thai beer.

Ingredient Info.

Lemongrass is sold in the produce section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets. Tamari soy sauce and Thai peanut sauce are available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores. Canned unsweetened coconut milk can be found at many supermarkets and at Indian, Southeast Asian, and Latin markets.

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