The Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Serves 4

Spare ribs marinated in fermented black bean sauce, steamed until tender.

prepBring 3–4 cups water to a boil
prepSet up wok with steamer rack, add boiling water to just cover rack
1 tbsp dried fermented black beans	Rinse & massage black beans	Mix marinade, coat ribs	Steam on rack, 20–25 min until tender
1 tsp dried mandarin orange peel
450 g spare ribs, cut into 1–1.5 inch pieces
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 red chili pepper, sliced
2 scallions, chopped
0.5 tsp vegetable oil
0.5 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
0.5 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
0.5 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, minced
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp cornstarch (for coating)

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