# Sườn Ram Mặn (Vietnamese Caramelized Ribs)

This is a traditional Vietnamese at-home dish where ribs are braised in a sweet and sticky sauce until perfectly caramelized and fall apart.

- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs baby back ribs
- 2 tbsp shallots, minced
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 0.5 tbsp fish sauce
- 0.5 tbsp sugar
- 1 pinch MSG
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 splash oil
- 2 tbsp sugar
- enough to barely cover the ribs Coco Rico
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 some Thai chilies, chopped
- 1 some black pepper

## Instructions

1. Parboil 2 lbs of baby back ribs in salted water for 5 minutes.
2. Drain and rinse the ribs with cold water to remove any scum.
3. Get the ribs into a mixing bowl.
4. Marinate the ribs with 2 tablespoons of minced shallots, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1/2 a tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 a tablespoon of sugar, a pinch of MSG, salt and pepper, and a splash of oil.
5. Give that a good mix and let it marinate for 15 minutes.
6. Slowly heat up 2 tablespoons of sugar on medium-low while occasionally stirring until it turns a dark amber color to make Vietnamese caramel (nước màu).
7. Add the marinated ribs into the pot and brown them off for a couple of minutes.
8. Pour in just enough Coco Rico to barely cover the ribs.
9. Season with 2 more tablespoons of fish sauce, some chopped Thai chilies for heat, and black pepper.
10. Bring this up to a rolling boil, reduce the heat to low, and let that simmer covered with a slight crack for about 40 minutes or until the pork ribs are tender.
11. Turn up the heat to high and let this cook uncovered for another 5 minutes to allow the sauce to reduce by half and to glaze all over the pork ribs.
12. Plate the Sườn Ram Mặn.

## Equipment

- pot
- mixing bowl

## Tips

- Parboiling ribs helps remove scum.
- Use Coco Rico to braise the ribs.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-21

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