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Jacob鈥檚 Ladder of beef is also known as short, thin or spare ribs.听 This recipe also works well with belly pork, which has had the rind removed.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Serves 4

Prep time: 10 mins + 1 hr marinade time

Cooking time: 3 + hrs

Cost per person: 拢3.50

Ingredients

1.8kg Jacob鈥檚 Ladder short rib (cut into 7陆cm / 3 in. pieces Roughly 2 per person)

Supermarkets can get it in for you, if they aren鈥檛 always stocking it. This dish can also use shin of beef, oxtail & feather steak, for a similar price.

1 x 120g chestnut or field mushrooms

3 fat cloves of garlic

ginger, a thumb length (2鈥�/5cm), or 1 tsp of ground ginger

1tsp Chinese 5 Spice, or a mixture of ground spices;

陆 tsp cinnamon, 录 tsp nutmeg & 鈪� tsp clove

80ml of sweet or dry sherry, or rice wine

120ml soy sauce

120ml water

1 tbsp dark brown sugar

2 tsp corn flour

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Method

1. Peel & chop the garlic, peel & slice the ginger into rounds, then mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, apart from the corn flour & mushrooms & pour them over the beef.听

2. Cover with cling film & leave for 1 hr minimum, or in the fridge overnight.听

3. Preheat the oven to 150c / 130c fan / gas mark 2

4. Remove from the fridge & put into an ovenproof dish, place on the hob & bring to a simmer for 5 mins.听听

5. Remove from the hob & cover tightly with foil or a tight-fitting lid & cook in the oven for 3 hrs, or longer if necessary, until the meat is tender & just falling of the bone. So check every 30 mins after 2陆 hrs.听听

6. Remove the ribs from the oven & separate from the juices.听 Turn off the oven & cover the ribs, keeping them in the warm oven whilst you make the sauce.

7. Pour the cooking juices through a sieve & put back into the ovenproof dish. Add 2 tablespoons of water to the corn flour to make a runny paste & add to the sauce/juices, along with the mushrooms, sliced in half, simmering gently for 5 minutes on the hob, over a low heat, allowing it to thicken. Season to taste.

8. Pour the sauce over the warm beef. Serve with rice & any green veg.听

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