GoodyFoodies: Recipe: Suon Nuong (Vietnamese Grilled Pork Ribs)

Monday, June 16, 2014

Recipe: Suon Nuong (Vietnamese Grilled Pork Ribs)

Today, I made another fantastic recipe from the Vietnamese Bible - Sườn nướng, also known as Vietnamese grilled pork ribs.

For this recipe, I bought 10 pork rib bones to feed my family of 4. The ribs are marinated (preferably overnight) in a paste made from fresh ginger, garlic, chilli and coriander and seasoned with dark soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar. It is usually cooked on a charcoal barbecue, or hotplate, but you can also cook it in the oven, which is what I did. I first oven-roasted it for 30 minutes, then switched to grill mode so that the ribs are crispy and charred in places.

The ribs were tender and full of flavour - they're so delicious, and so easy to make. A huge hit with my family, I can foresee myself making this again real soon!

Finger-licking good!

Vietnamese grilled pork ribs (Sườn nướng)
Recipe by Baby Sumo, adapted from Vietnamese Bible
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 35-40 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients
10 pork rib bones, about 1.5kg

2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled

3 cloves garlic, peeled

1 hot red chilli, deseeded

4-5 sprigs coriander

2 tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp soft brown sugar

1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil

1/8 tsp salt

1. Place ginger, garlic, chilli and coriander in a food processor or spice grinder and grind to a paste. Mix with soy sauce, fish sauce, soft brown sugar, oil and salt.

2. Spread over the pork ribs, cover and leave to marinate in fridge overnight, or at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.

3. Preheat oven to 180C (roast mode). Line baking tray with foil, then arrange ribs in a single layer. Place in preheated oven and cook for 30 minutes, then increase temperature to 200C and cook for a further 5-10 minutes, until cooked through and crisp on the surface and charred in places.

Note: You can also cook the ribs over a charcoal barbecue or hotplate or grill.