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Steamed Black Bean Ribs

Riblets with rinsed fermented black beans, garlic, and ginger, steamed until they are tender. Not fried first.

1 hour · Serves 6 · One plate

Steamed pork riblets with black beans and ginger

“Everyone ate and was satisfied.”

Mark 6:42

Ingredients

  • 2 lb pork riblets, cut into pieces about 1 and a half inches
  • 2 tbsp fermented black beans, rinsed and lightly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp ginger, grated
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp water

Method

Making Steamed Black Bean Ribs: If the ribs have a heavy cap of fat, trim it. A little fat keeps them from steaming dry. Toss the ribs…
If the ribs have a heavy cap of fat, trim it. A little fat keeps them from steaming dry. Toss the ribs…
Making Steamed Black Bean Ribs: Steam over simmering water, covered, 35 to 45 minutes, until the meat is tender and no longer pink at the…
Steam over simmering water, covered, 35 to 45 minutes, until the meat is tender and no longer pink at the…
  1. 1

    If the ribs have a heavy cap of fat, trim it. A little fat keeps them from steaming dry. Toss the ribs with the black beans, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, honey, cornstarch, and avocado oil. Rest 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Spread them on a heatproof plate in one layer. Sprinkle the water over them so the plate does not cook dry.

  3. 3

    Steam over simmering water, covered, 35 to 45 minutes, until the meat is tender and no longer pink at the bone. Add 2 tablespoons of hot water halfway through if the plate looks dry. They are well past 145°F by the time they are tender. Tenderness is the test, not the first safe minute.

  4. 4

    If the sauce on the plate is thin and you want it to cling, pour it into a small pot and simmer 1 minute, then spoon it back. Do not reduce it until it is only salt.

From the kitchen

  • Ask the butcher to cut the ribs across the bone into short pieces. A whole rack will not steam evenly on a plate.
  • Rinse the black beans. The salt on them is the salt in the dish.

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