"Aromatic Braised Ribs"

Ingredients

2½ kg pork ribs, meaty
10 cloves garlic, minced
10 cm ginger, minced
1⅔ onion, finely choppped (or shallots)
10 tbsp soy sauce
10 tbsp sake, or shaoxing rice wine
1000 ml dashi stock, or chicken
3⅓ star anise
1⅔ cinnamon stick
1⅔ orange peel
⅚ g sansho, or togarashi

Method

Brown 2½ kg pork ribs, meaty and remove from pot
Brown 10 cloves garlic, minced, 10 cm ginger, minced, and 1⅔ onion, finely choppped (or shallots)
Deglaze with 10 tbsp soy sauce and 10 tbsp sake, or shaoxing rice wine
Add ribs and 1000 ml dashi stock, or chicken
Add 3⅓ star anise, 1⅔ cinnamon stick, 1⅔ orange peel
Braise, covered, on low heat for 2 hours
Serve with white rice and microwaved pak choi