Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce 豉汁排骨- Oh My Food Recipes

Name: Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce (豉汁蒸排骨）
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds Spareribs (2 long strips around 2 pounds); 4 cloves Garlic ((minced)); 2 tablespoons Fermented black soybeans; 1 stick Green onion; 1-2 Chilies (Optional (Depends on if you can handle spicy food)); 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon Soy sauce; 1 teaspoon Sugar; 1/8 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Sesame oil

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Steamed pork spare ribs with black bean sauce is a classic Cantonese dim sum dish like turnip cake, congee, custard bun, cheung fun, lo mai gai, siu mai and gai lan. This authentic Chinese steamed pork ribs recipe is very simple and delicious! Also, Chinese steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce is great for lunch or dinner and the best to serve with rice. Try out this quick Chinese dim sum steamed pork spare ribs recipe.

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Chinese steamed spareribs with black bean on a bowl of rice

What is steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce (豉汁蒸排骨)?

Chinese steamed pork spareribs with black bean sauce is one of the dim sum items that are served in Chinese dim sum restaurants. Often, Chinese steamed spareribs use garlic and fermented black soybeans. Also, dim sum steamed pork ribs are the best to serve with rice. And, my mother always makes this dish because it's a tasty and easy fix for lunch and dinner.

What is Chinese black beans?

It is salty and fermented black soybeans, in Chinese called douchi. They are widely used in Chinese dishes because it gives flavor to the meats and vegetables. Besides, people like to use fermented black beans and garlic to make black bean sauce. Personally, I love the combination of garlic and black beans because they are the best match.

What are the ingredients for Chinese steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce?

For this Chinese steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce recipe, the main ingredients are fermented black beans, garlic and spare pork ribs. Chili pepper is optional if you cannot handle any hot stuff.

Cooking tips for how to cook Chinese steamed pork spare ribs with black bean sauce:

After water boils, put the pork ribs into the steamer and steam it for 15 minutes.
Most of the time, I steam it with the rice in a regular rice cooker. Once the rice is done, the steamed pork spareribs will be cooked as well.
I have tried to use an instant pot to make this dish in a short time. However, it turns out the meat is very tough. Therefore, I suggest using a traditional steaming method to cook this dim sum steamed pork ribs.

FAQs:

How long does it take to steam pork ribs?

Average it takes about 15 minutes. Normally, I wait for the water to boil and put the pork ribs in and steam it for 15 minutes. But, you can check and see after 15 minutes.

Can I use an instant pot to cook them?

I tried it at high pressure for 6-8 minutes, but the meat was tough. However, I will update more information when I have better results using instant pot.

Instructions for how to cook steam pork ribs:

1. Mince 4 cloves of garlic.

2. Cut a stick of green onion.

3. Then, cut 2 pieces of chili peppers. (You can add one or not add them if you cannot handle spicy food.)

4. Next, cut 2 long strips of spareribs (around 2 pounds) into pieces.

spare ribs in a container with garlic, black beans and chili pepper

5. Put the cut spare ribs into a container and add minced garlic and 2 tablespoons fermented black soybeans (rinse it before using) and chili peppers.

6. After that, add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, ⅛ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar and ½ teaspoon sesame oil. Then, mix it well.