Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These Salt and Pepper Ribs are fall-apart-tender with a light, crispy coating. Topped with a mouth-tingling salt and pepper topping with chillies and spring onions, they’re totally moreish!
Ingredients
Slow cooked ribs:
8 meaty pork ribs (sliced into individual ribs) – this is about 1.5kg or 3.3lbs
1 litre (4 cups) hot chicken stock
1 tsp minced ginger
3 cloves garlic peeled and chopped in half
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp caster or granulated sugar
Rub:
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp ground black pepper
3 heaped tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
2 tsp chinese five spice
2 tbsp cold water
240 ml (1 cup) oil for frying
Spicy topping:
small bunch spring onions sliced on the diagonal
1 green chilli chopped finely
1 red chilli chopped finely
½ tsp salt
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
Instructions
✅Add all of the slow-cooked rib ingredients to a heavy-based large pan. Bring to the boil, then place a lid on, and cook on a low heat for 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Check a couple of times during the last hour of cooking, and top up with a little more water if required.
✅Turn off the heat and drain the pork. The cooking liquor is no longer needed, and can be discarded (or used as a great stock for soup). Leave the ribs to cool for a few minutes, so they're cool enough to handle.
✅Make the rub by mixing the salt, pepper, cornflour, and Chinese five spice together in a large bowl. Add in the ribs and dust them in the rub.
✅Remove the ribs from the bowl and lay out on a tray or board.
✅There should still be a little of the powder left at the bottom of the bowl. To this add the cold water and stir together to form a liquid.
✅Brush this liquid on the ribs (this will give a lighter crispier coating to the ribs).
✅Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the ribs. Cook on medium-high for 8-10 minutes, carefully turning every 2-3 minutes until the ribs are golden and crisp.
✅Remove the ribs from the pan and place on a large serving plate.
✅Add 1 tbsp of the oil from the ribs to a small frying pan and heat over a medium heat.
✅Add the spring onions, chillies, salt, and garlic into the hot pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring often, until fragrant, then sprinkle over the ribs and serve.
These Salt and Pepper Ribs are fall-apart-tender with a light, crispy coating. Topped with a mouth-tingling salt and pepper topping with chillies and spring onions, they’re totally moreish!
Ingredients
Slow cooked ribs:
8 meaty pork ribs (sliced into individual ribs) – this is about 1.5kg or 3.3lbs
1 litre (4 cups) hot chicken stock
1 tsp minced ginger
3 cloves garlic peeled and chopped in half
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp caster or granulated sugar
Rub:
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp ground black pepper
3 heaped tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
2 tsp chinese five spice
2 tbsp cold water
240 ml (1 cup) oil for frying
Spicy topping:
small bunch spring onions sliced on the diagonal
1 green chilli chopped finely
1 red chilli chopped finely
½ tsp salt
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
Instructions
✅Add all of the slow-cooked rib ingredients to a heavy-based large pan. Bring to the boil, then place a lid on, and cook on a low heat for 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Check a couple of times during the last hour of cooking, and top up with a little more water if required.
✅Turn off the heat and drain the pork. The cooking liquor is no longer needed, and can be discarded (or used as a great stock for soup). Leave the ribs to cool for a few minutes, so they're cool enough to handle.
✅Make the rub by mixing the salt, pepper, cornflour, and Chinese five spice together in a large bowl. Add in the ribs and dust them in the rub.
✅Remove the ribs from the bowl and lay out on a tray or board.
✅There should still be a little of the powder left at the bottom of the bowl. To this add the cold water and stir together to form a liquid.
✅Brush this liquid on the ribs (this will give a lighter crispier coating to the ribs).
✅Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the ribs. Cook on medium-high for 8-10 minutes, carefully turning every 2-3 minutes until the ribs are golden and crisp.
✅Remove the ribs from the pan and place on a large serving plate.
✅Add 1 tbsp of the oil from the ribs to a small frying pan and heat over a medium heat.
✅Add the spring onions, chillies, salt, and garlic into the hot pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring often, until fragrant, then sprinkle over the ribs and serve.
