Ingredients
600g spareribs, cut into 5cm pieces
1 egg white, lightly beaten
Corn flour for coating
Oil for deep-frying
1 tbsp oil
Seasoning
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiau wine
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
1/2 tsp instant coffee granules
Sauce ingredients
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp H.P. sauce
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp instant coffee granules
1 tsp Chinese rice wine
1 tbsp water
Directions
Marinate spareribs with seasoning ingredients for at least 2 hours. Just before deep-frying spareribs, stir beaten egg white into the marinade. Remove the spareribs and coat evenly with corn flour.
Heat oil for deep-frying until hot and deep-fry spareribs until golden brown. Drain oil and leave aside.
Reheat a clean wok with 1 tablespoon of oil and add combined sauce ingredients.
When it begins to boil, return the spareribs to the wok and stir-fry until sauce is thick and dry.
Dish out and serve with garnishing.