Nigella Lawson short ribs with Asian flavours recipe on Simply Nigella

Nigella Lawson served up Asian flavoured short ribs beef stew with rice wine and hoisin on Simply Nigella.

The ingredients are: 2.5kg beef short ribs, cut into 4-5cm squares, 250ml hoisin sauce, from a jar, 500ml water, 4 x 15ml tablespoons soy sauce, 125ml Chinese (Shaoxing) rice wine, 2 x 15ml tablespoons Chinese 5-spice powder, 1 x 15ml tablespoon dried chilli flakes, 1 x 15ml tablespoon toasted, sesame oil and 4 fat cloves garlic, peeled and finely grated or minced.

To serve: 1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped, 2-3 x 15ml tablespoons chopped fresh coriander and 3-4 limes, cut into wedges.


The recipe is taken from Nigella’s book titled: Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food, available from Amazon now.