Steamed Pork Ribs with Black Beans

Ingredients

• 500g pork ribs, chopped into 3cm pieces
• 1 tbsp fermented black beans
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 1 tsp fine salt
• 1 tbsp rice wine
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
• 1.5 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp neutral oil
• 1 red chilli
• 1 spring onion

Before you cook

• Soak the chopped ribs in cold water for 10 minutes to draw out blood and bone dust.
• Drain the ribs and pat them thoroughly dry.
• Toss the ribs with the sugar, salt, rice wine, sesame oil and white pepper and leave them for 30 minutes.
• Rinse the black beans, then crush them roughly with the garlic using the flat of a knife.
• Slice the chilli and the spring onion thinly.

Steps

1. Toss the marinated ribs with the cornflour, water and oil until every piece is slick and glossy.
2. Fold the crushed black beans and garlic through the ribs.
3. Spread the ribs in a shallow heatproof dish in a single layer so they cook evenly.
4. Scatter the sliced chilli over the top.
5. Bring a wide pan of water to a hard boil and set the dish in the steamer.
6. Steam over high heat for 22 minutes.
7. Check the thickest rib; the meat should pull from the bone but keep a little bite.
8. Lift the dish out and scatter over the spring onion.
9. Serve straight away, with rice to soak up the black bean juices.