How to Make Your Own Boneless Spare Ribs
When takeout isn’t an option, these deliver
Like so many of you, I’ve been cooking pretty much non-stop: Something for dinner, repurposed leftovers for lunch, nothing for breakfast, roasted this plus mushed up that for the baby, rinse and repeat. In this respect, the days of quarantine are not so different from the days before. (I’ve also been cutting what’s left of my own hair for years, so I’m prepared for life without barbers, too.)
What’s different now is that in addition to cooking all the time, life in lockdown dictates ordering as much takeout as we can manage. In New York City, at least as of this writing, all restaurants are shut down except for takeout or delivery. They’re struggling and need as much business as they can get.
So, I called our local Chinese restaurant the other night to “do my part.” No answer. I called again (once you have your heart set on boneless spare ribs and fried rice, pivoting is off the table). No answer. Closed.
As things get worse before they get better, I imagine that our takeout standbys may be harder to come by. I’ll keep calling, every week, maybe even every day, but in the meantime, these DIY boneless spare ribs will have to do.
