Coffee Ribs is sometimes found on Zichar places. Not extremely common though it is so delicious and addictive. I can’t stop at just one piece. I tried cooking this dish for a friend. This dish is strong in flavour, if you have a light palate, this might not be suitable for you.

I documented my recipe in my blog as friends has been asking me for my recipe after seeing my Instagram post.

Marinate Pork
400g Pork 400g
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
1 tbsp Shaoxing or Rice Wine
2 tbsp Sesame Oil
3 tbsp Rice flour
2 tbsp Corn flour
1 tbsp Plain flour
1 Egg
¼ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Sugar
¼ tsp Five Spice Powder
Dashes Pepper

Sauce
2 sachets Instant Coffee Powder
2 tbsp White Sugar
1 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tbsp Worcester Sauce
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
1 tbsp Shaoxing or Rice Wine

Steps

1. Add all the ingredients to marinate the pork and leave it in the fridge for at least 30min.
2. For the sauce, mix all the ingredients well and set aside. If needed, add more water to ensure the coffee powder is dissolved.
3. Bring out from the pork from the fridge about 30 min before deep-frying, mix in 2 tablespoon of corn flour. Once the pork is at room-temperature, deep-fry the pork and set aside.
4. Heat the wok. Add about 1 tablespoon of oil. When oil is hot, add the pre-mix sauce into the wok. When oil, add the deep-fried pork.