Name: Sticky 5-spice ribs with sweetcorn salsa
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1.5kg pork ribs; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 cloves garlic bashed; 2 star anise; 4 tbsp honey; 1 tsp honey; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 × 330g tin sweetcorn drained; 200g cherry tomatoes halved; ½ red onion finely chopped; a small bunch coriander chopped; ½ lemon juice juiced

1.5kg pork ribs
4 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic
bashed
2 star anise
4 tbsp honey
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp sesame oil

SWEETCORN SALSA

1 × 330g tin sweetcorn
drained
200g cherry tomatoes
halved
½ red onion
finely chopped
a small bunch coriander
chopped
½ lemon juice
juiced

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 150c/fan 130c/gas 3. Put the ribs in a roasting tin in a single layer, scatter with 2 tbsp of soy, the rice vinegar, garlic, star anise and pour over 300ml water. Cover tightly with foil then cook for 2 hours.
step 2
Turn the oven up to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Uncover the ribs and drain off the cooking stock. Mix together the honey, 5-spice, sesame and another 2 tbsp soy and pour over the ribs, tossing to coat. Return to the oven and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the ribs are glazed and sticky.
step 3
Toss all the salsa ingredients together with the lemon and serve with the ribs.