Naxi Pork Ribs With Chillies and Cumin Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 kg meaty pork spare ribs
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• 1 tsp ground fennel
• 1 tsp ground Sichuan pepper
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• For deep-frying: vegetable oil
• Master stock
• 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp cloves
• 60 ml Shaoxing wine
• 5 spring onions, coarsely chopped
• 2-3 cassia or cinnamon quills
• 2 star anise
• 4 black cardamom pods, crushed (see note)
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 kaffir lime leaves (optional)
• 5 pieces dried sand ginger (optional; see note)
• Spiced vinegar sauce
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp finely shredded ginger
• 1 tbsp green Sichuan peppercorns
• 10 pickled green birdseye chillies, or to taste, chopped (see note)
• 5-8 dried long red chillies, finely chopped
• 1 tsp fennel seeds, coarsely crushed
• 1 tsp cumin seeds, coarsely crushed
• 1 tsp Chinkiang vinegar