Braised Spareribs With Pineapple

Braised Spareribs With Pineapple

Ingredients:
pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, raw
soy sauce made from soy (tamari)
pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid
sugars, granulated
rice vinegar,
water, bottled, generic
oil, olive, salad or cooking
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
salt, table
pineapple, raw, all varieties
cornstarch
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Cut ribs apart; then with a cleaver, chop each, bone and all, in 2 inch sections.
Add soy sauce and toss.
Let stand 45 minutes, turning occasionally.
Drain, discarding sauce.
Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
Combine juice with sugar, vinegar and water.
Heat oil in heavy pan or wok.
Add ribs and stir-fry to brown (3 to 4 minutes).
Stir in flour, then pineapple juice mixture.
Heat quickly, then simmer, covered, until ribs are tender (about 45 minutes).
Add salt and canned pineapple chunks, stirring in gently only to heat through.
Meanwhile blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste, then stir in to thicken.
Serve hot.