Steamed spare ribs with black beans is one of my go-to dishes at Cantonese dim sum places. These bite-sized pork ribs are tender, flavorful and juicy, how can you not love it? Plus, you won’t believe how easy it is to make this popular dim sum dish!
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Why bother spending money in a restaurant when you can make it equally delicious food at home?
Ingredients (serves 2):
- 250g spare ribs
- 1 tbs cooking wine
- 2 tsb vegetable oil
- 1 tbs cornstarch
- 1-2 tbs oyster sauce
- 1 tbs Chinese fermented black beans
- 1-2 chili peppers
- 1-2 gloves garlic
- 1-2 small taro
Notes:
- Adding oil and cornstarch helps lock juice of pork
- Cover the bowl with aluminum foil to prevent excess moist from entering the dish.
Instructions:
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- Cut taro into medium dice, steam/microwave until fully cooked or halfway through. Let cool for later use.
- Cut spare ribs into bite-size pieces, rinse off the blood. Drain and pat dry with paper towel.
- Combine ribs with fermented black beans (rinsed), chopped chili peppers, minced garlic and all the other flavoring ingredients.
- Mix all the ingredients and let stand for at least 1 hour. Place ribs on top of taro, steam for 40 min (depending on the container size and amount of taro)
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Serve immediately with rice. The dish is actually already delicious by itself.
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Flavorful, tender, covered with rich black bean sauce, this black bean steamed spare ribs dish tastes just as good as ones in Cantonese restaurants!
ENJOY!
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