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Pour boiling water over dried chestnuts in
a bowl, cover and soak for 30 minutes.
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Pour off water, replace with more boiling
water and soak for 30 minutes longer or soak overnight in warm water.
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Ask the butcher to cut the spareribs into
chunky pieces.
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Crush garlic with sugar to a smooth puree.
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Mix with soy sauce and use to marinate the
ribs for 30 minutes or longer.
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Heat a wok, add oil and when hot, fry the
spareribs, tossing them so they are well browned.
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Add hot water and drained chestnuts, cover
and simmer for 1 hour or until the pork is tender.
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Blend cornflour with a little cold water
and stir into the liquid in the wok until sauce boils and thickens.
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Serve hot with steamed rice.
