Spareribs With Sesame Seeds

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg lamb spareribs, cut into 3 cm (not racks, 1 1/4 inch)
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 4 cm piece fresh ginger, grated
• 3 garlic cloves, finey chopped
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar (superfine)
• 2 tablespoons rice wine
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 1/4 cups hot water
• 2 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)

Recipe

• 1 trim lamb of excess fat.
• 2 dry fry sesame seeds til just golden.
• 3 remove and cool.
• 4 grind in a food processor or morat and pestle.
• 5 heat oil in pan. brown ribs over high heat, turning often until dark golden.
• 6 drain excess oil from pan. add half sesame seeds with the scallion, ginger, garlic, sugar, rice wine, sake, sesame oil and water.
• 7 cover and simmer for 45 - 50 mins, stirring occasionly.
• 8 combine cornflour with a little cold water.
• 9 add to pan, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens.
• 10 sprinkle with remaining crushed sesame seeds.