Asado Style Pork Spareribs

Asado is one of the Filipino dishes influenced by Chinese flavors. It involves a whole slab of pork braised in a sweet-and-salty mixture of soy sauce, brown sugar and spices.

Ingredients:

    1 1/2 pounds spareribs, cut into serving pieces

    ¼ cup soy sauce or more

    ½ cup brown sugar

    1 teaspoons salt

    1 teaspoon ground pepper

    2 bay leaves

    8 pieces star anise

    5 cloves garlic, minced

    1 onion, minced

    1 cup water

Procedure:

     In a pot over low heat, combine spareribs, soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, pepper, star anise, bay leaves, garlic and water. Cover and cook, adding more water in ½ cup increments as needed, for about 1 hour or until meat is fork tender and sauce is almost thickened. Removed meat fry until lightly browned then pour the sauce. Serve hot.