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Steamed Spare Ribs with Preserved Plums

This Zhejiang-style steamed dish features ribs seasoned with sour plums and fermented black beans, with a sweet and sour flavor that whets the appetite.

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Steamed Spare Ribs with Preserved Plums

Ingredients

Pork ribs (washed, cut into 2cm pieces) 8 taels (about 320g)
Preserved salted sour plums (peeled, pitted) 2-3 pieces
Whole fermented black beans (washed and drained) 3 tablespoons
Ginger (chopped) 1 slice
Garlic (chopped) 1 clove
Red chili peppers (seeded, cut into sections) 2
Sesame oil (for stir-frying) 2 tablespoons
Light soy sauce (seasoning) 1 tablespoon
Wine (seasoning) 1 teaspoon
Sugar (seasoning) 1 teaspoon
Water (seasoning) 1/2 cup
Ground white pepper (seasoning) A pinch

Instructions

1

Prepare the ribs

Wash the ribs and cut them into 2cm pieces

2

Prepare the ingredients

Wash and drain the fermented black beans; peel and pit the sour plums and mix them with the seasonings; seed the red chili peppers and cut into sections

3

Stir-fry the ribs

Heat the sesame oil and fry the garlic over low heat until golden brown. Add the fermented black beans and red chili peppers in sequence, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the ribs and stir-fry over high heat until they change color. Add the sour plum seasoning from step 2 and bring to a boil

4

Steaming

Place the plum and ribs from step 3 in a steaming dish and steam over high heat for about 30 minutes until done