Steamed Spare-ribs with garlic, ginger and black bean

Hmm, steamed spare-ribs is another dish that really make me think of chinese home cooking and my mummy! Even when there is no more spare ribs to chew, just rice and a few scoop of sauce, its delicious.  Now and again, when i'm not too lazy i make it for a treat.  I thank my mummy sharing this recipe for a really simple and yummy dish.

Ingredients:

300g Spare ribs, chopped up into small pieces.
2 Tbspn of fermented salted black bean, rinsed first then finely chopped
3 cloves Garlic, finely chopped (can use a garlic grater)
1 Tbspn root ginger, finely chopped
1 red chilli, deseeded, and finely sliced (optional)

1tspn sugar
1/2tspn white pepper
1/2tspn salt
1Tbspn sesame oil
1Tbspn Shiaohsing Wine
2Tbspn Light soy sauce
1tspn cornflour
2tspn veg oil


Method:

1) On a chopping board, first finely chop the fermented salted black beans, garlic, root ginger & red chilli.
2) In a bowl, marinate the spare ribs with sugar, white pepper, salt, sesame oil, wine, soy sauce, and give it a good mix.  (a pair of wooden chopsticks would be very handy)
3) Add the grated/finely chopped garlic, ginger, chilli & black beans with the spare-ribs, again give it a good mix.
4) Finally, add the cornflour and veg oil - again give it one last mix so its all even.
5) Ensure put it in the steamer when the water is boiling hot, place it in the centre and leave it to steam for 35-40mins (or until its cooked). Ready to serve and eat with some rice. 

Happy Cooking!