Wuxi Spare Ribs
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Wuxi Spare Ribs
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Wuxi Spare Ribs (Simplified Chinese: 无锡酱排骨; Traditional Chinese: 無錫醬排骨; Pinyin: Wúxī jiàng páigǔ) are pork spare ribs braised and finished in a thick sweet-savory soy glaze—the Wuxi (Su cuisine) style known for pronounced sweetness. They sit with other Wuxi classics such as Liangxi Crispy Eel on Jiangsu Food.
Characteristics
Glaze is glossy, sticky, and sweeter than many northern soy ribs; meat pulls from the bone. Sold as restaurant mains and packaged snacks from Wuxi.
Ingredients (overview)
Pork spare ribs, soy sauce, sugar, Shaoxing wine, ginger, star anise or related spices. Sweetness is characteristic of Suxi / Wuxi cooking.
History and culture
A Wuxi identity product within Southern Jiangsu cuisine on Jiangsu Food, alongside Liangxi Crispy Eel and other Taihu-region sweets-savory plates.
Serving and variations
Main or portable snack with rice. See Jiangsu Food and Liangxi Crispy Eel.