Tuesday: More Cooking with Bless

Sweet and Spicy Sticky Ribs

Remember the pork ribs trimming I bought and boiled with some onions, garlic, and pepper corns the other day?

Boiled Rib Trimmings

Today, I took about six of the pieces and finished cooking them for my dinner (and tomorrow's lunch).  I had something like a sweet, tangy glazed ribs in mind, so I set out to create a sauce:

A splash (about 2-3 tbsp; I didn't measure) of white vinegar
A smaller splash (1-2 tbsp; I didn't measure) of white wine (leftover from the prayer gathering dinner!)
A bigger splash (about 3-4 tbsp; again, I didn't measure) of soy sauce
Juice of 1 rather dried out lemon (maybe 2 tbsp?)
About 3 tbsp. sugar
About 1/2 tsp. honey (my honey had crystallized; maybe 1 tsp. liquid honey)
A little water (about 4 tbsp)
A little chili pepper flakes (maybe 1/2 tsp; next time, I might add a little more as it wasn't very spicy)

I stirred it and brought it to a boil, then, added about 6 pieces of the previously cooked rib pieces, lowered the heat, covered the pot, and let the rib pieces simmer in the sauce for about 15 minutes (until the rice cooked).  I stirred it once or twice and turned the rib pieces over to coat them with the sauce.  Then, removed the cover and raised the heat a little to allow the sauce to boil a little until thickened. 

It smelled wonderful and tasted pretty good!  I think, next time, I might add a little ginger to the sauce or a piece of lemon grass for some extra flavor.

I had some of the rib pieces with rice and the last of the cucumber, for dinner:

Dinner

I was happy with how the dish turned out.  Although I enjoy cooking, lately, I haven't always enjoyed eating what I cooked.  Tonight, however, I enjoyed eating what I cooked. 

Today, I was grateful for:

- The sunny, warm day

- A productive day at the office

- A yummy dinner

- Video chatting with my daughter

- A relaxed evening at home (i.e. didn't do anything!)

How was your day?  Have you made something similar to this glazed pork ribs?