The Lee Kum Kee Spare Rib Sauce is an iconic sauce of Cantonese cuisine, specially designed to prepare delicious spare ribs at home. Created by the renowned Hong Kong brand Lee Kum Kee, recognized for over 130 years for the quality of its Asian sauces, it offers a perfect balance of sweet, salty, and slightly tangy notes, making it easy to create dishes rich in authentic flavors. This ready-to-use sauce is ideal for lovers of traditional Chinese cuisine and saves precious time in the kitchen.

What is Spare Rib Sauce?

The Lee Kum Kee Spare Rib Sauce is a cooking and marinade sauce inspired by traditional Hong Kong recipes. Its smooth texture and carefully selected blend of ingredients coat the meat perfectly, delivering a beautiful caramelization during cooking.

Versatile, it works equally well for spare ribs, pork chops, beef, chicken, or even certain vegetarian preparations based on tofu. Its distinctive taste is reminiscent of the famous spare ribs served in Chinese restaurants, with a beautiful aromatic depth and a slight smoky touch. The sauce is ready to use and requires no additional seasoning.

Tasting notes

Lee Kum Kee Spare Rib Sauce reveals a rich and indulgent flavor where notes of fermented soy, tomato, spices, and sesame blend harmoniously. On the palate, the initial taste is slightly sweet before giving way to a pleasant umami intensity, lifted by a hint of garlic and a subtle acidity that balances the whole.

After cooking, the sauce forms a glossy, lightly caramelized glaze that enhances the meat while keeping it moist. Its generous aromatic profile makes it an excellent base for grilling, oven cooking, or barbecuing.

How to use the sauce?

Lee Kum Kee Spare Rib Sauce is very easy to use.

• As a marinade: generously coat your pork spare ribs or pork chops and marinate for 2 to 12 hours before cooking.

• On the barbecue: brush the meat during cooking to achieve a beautiful caramelization.

• In the oven: use it as a cooking sauce to obtain tender and glossy ribs.

• In a wok: add it at the end of cooking with pork, beef, or chicken accompanied by vegetables.

• As a sauce: it can also be used as a base to flavor stir-fried noodles or Cantonese fried rice.

Its thick texture adheres perfectly to food and delivers results worthy of an Asian restaurant.

Recipe: Caramelized pork ribs with Lee Kum Kee Spare Rib Sauce

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 800 g pork spare ribs

• 4 to 5 tablespoons of Lee Kum Kee Spare Rib Sauce

• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

• 2 cloves of garlic, minced

• 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger

• Sesame seeds

• Sliced scallions or spring onions

Preparation

1. Mix the pork ribs with the sauce, garlic, and ginger.

2. Marinate for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight.

3. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

4. Place the ribs in a dish and bake for approximately 45 to 60 minutes, turning and basting them regularly with the marinade.

5. Broil for the last 5 minutes to achieve a well-caramelized surface.

6. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions before serving.

Serve these pork ribs with jasmine rice, wok-stir-fried vegetables, or steamed bok choy for a complete Asian meal.

Why choose Lee Kum Kee Spare Rib Sauce?

• Authentic recipe inspired by Hong Kong cuisine.

• Ready-to-use sauce to save time.

• Ideal for marinades, grilling, barbecue, and oven cooking.

• Balanced flavor of sweetness, umami, and spices.

• Lee Kum Kee brand, a global reference for Asian sauces for over a century.