Chinese Red Braised Short Ribs

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

8 beef short ribs (1.2kg)

1⁄2 cup (75g) caster (superfine) sugar

4 green onions (scallions), white part chopped finely, green tops sliced thinly

40g (1/2oz) fresh ginger, sliced thinly

4 cloves garlic, crushed

2 star anise

1 cinnamon stick

1⁄4 cup (60ml) soy sauce

1/4 cup (60ml) chinese cooking wine (shao hsing)

2 large oranges (600g)

1/4 cup (60ml) rice wine vinegar

1 bunch radishes (500g)

500g (11b) baby cucumbers

1 teaspoon sesame oil

2 teaspoons chilli oil

toasted sesame seeds, to serve