You will find this signature dish in every Dim Sum place you go! It goes side-by-side with the dim sum style chicken feet, as the king and the queen of dim sum. But unlike chicken feet, which many people hesitate to try, spare ribs are a crowd pleaser, because they’re delicious and nothing controversial about it. Now, with this simple recipe, you won’t need to go to china town to satisfy your cravings anymore!
Ingredients:
Serving : 2
- Spare Ribs x 250g ( ½ lb )
- Rice wine x 1 tbsp
- Shaoshin rice wine x ½ tbsp (optional)
- White soy sauce x ¾ tbsp
- Salt x ½ tsp
- Sugar x ¼ tbsp
- Oyster sauce x ½ tbsp
- Corn starch x 1 tbsp
- Fermented Black Beans x 1 tbsp
- Minced Garlic x 1 tbsp
- Minced Ginger x 1tbsp
- Chopped Chilli Pepper x 1-2 tbsp
Recipe:
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Chop the spare ribs into bite size pieces.
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Soak the spare ribs in cold water for about 20 mins.
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Pour out the water, rinse the spare ribs one more time, then put in a container for marinating.
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Pour in Chinese Rice Wine and Shaoshin rice wine and rub the spare ribs really well, until all liquid is absorbed by the spare ribs.
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Add in sugar and corn starch, mix well.
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Add white soy sauce salt, sugar, and oyster sauce. Again, massage the seasonings into the spare ribs.
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Then add in the black fermented and mix well. Let the marinate sit.
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After 15-20 mins, mix in garlic, ginger and chili pepper.
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Put the marinated spare ribs on to a wider plate. Make sure you don’t stack the spare ribs, it should be only plated as one layer for a quick steam.
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Steam for 12-15 mins.
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