Auntie Anne's Pork Rib Stew

This is the pork rib version of the beef rib stew. The recipe was from my aunt and is really easy to make. It was originally cooked in a pot but the slow cooker always brings out the best in any recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2kg (5lb) of pork ribs.
• 3 large carrots
• 2 onions
• 3 potatoes
• 2 pieces of star anis
• 3 pieces of cloves
• 2 x 140g (5oz) tubs of tomato concentrate paste
• 2 tablespoon Worchester sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon of sugar
• 4 bay leaves
• 500ml (16fl oz) water

Steps:

1. Cut carrots, and onions into pieces.
   
2. Peel and cut potatoes into 1/8th pieces.
   
3. Combine carrots, onions, pork rib in the slow cooker.
   
4. Add tomato paste, star anis, cloves, bay leaf, worcester sauce, soy sauce, sugar and water.
   
5. Stir ingredients in slow cooker to mix.
   
6. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours and then add potatoes and top up water if necessary..
   
7. Cook for another 6-7 hours. (Optional: set cooker to high heat and cook for 4 hours to save time).
   
8. Serve warm with buttered bread rolls.

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