Braised spare ribs in rice wine

Am currently into a phase where I am cooking with wine. I have tried cooking chicken and pork with wine. So far, the results have been quite good on both. Gotta love 'hua tiao jiu'! :D

Ingredients
300g pork spare ribs
Handful of wolfberries
Handful of red dates
1 star anise
150ml water

1 thumb sized ginger, sliced into thin slices

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 shallots, chopped

Oil for cooking

Marinade
3 tbls chinese rice wine
2 tbls dark soya sauce
2 tbls light soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tbls corn flour

Method
1) Marinate the pork ribs and set aside for at least half an hour. Best results if left overnight.
2) Fry the shallots, ginger and garlic until fragrant. Drain the ribs and set aside the marinade for later us. Add the ribs to the pot, and brown evenly.
3) Pour the marinade and water into the pot. Add the wolf berries, dates and star anise.
4) Cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
5) Serve with rice.

Option 1: Lazy me, I prefer oven cooking, so I pour everything into a covered casserole dish and just bake at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.
Option 2: You can also soak some dried shitake mushrooms in the 150ml of water. Slice them up when soft and add them to the pot.