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Black Bean Spare Ribs Recipe
March 20th, 2009Recipes, 30-Minute Recipes, Recipes, Chinese Recipes, Recipes27 Comments
Spicy Black Bean Spare Ribs
Serves 4 as part of a multi-course meal
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil
1 1/2 pounds pork spare ribs, cut to 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium-sized leek, thinly sliced
White sesame seeds for garnish, optional
Thinly sliced scallions or leeks for garnish, optional
Sauce:
3 tablespoons spicy black bean sauce (or 2 tablespoons black bean sauce with 1/2 tablespoon chili oil)
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 cup water
Method:
Mix together ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
In a wok or frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add spare ribs and stir-fry until brown on all sides, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, and leeks and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute. Pour in sauce mixture. Cover with a lid and simmer for about 10 minutes. Sauce should be reduced enough to coat the spare ribs. Transfer to serving plate, garnish with optional sesame seeds and scallions, and serve with rice.
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I’ve missed eating this. My dad used to make this all the time. Thanks for reminding me what a tasty dish it is. I’ve always had my fix from a chinese dimsum cart and you are right that it’d be so much better pan-fried.
I love black beans spare ribs, in fact, I love anything made with fermented black beans. I didn’t know it’s so easy to make this at home. I always think of this as something that would take me the whole day. Any idea how dim sum restaurant make the spare rib so tender?
Oh, this is one of my favorite things to order in a Chinese restaurant! They looks so wonderful! I can’t wait to try this for myself.
I am definitely going to be making this.
Thanks for bringing these amazing writers to us Bee.
Cynthia – of course, I love having guest writers on Rasa Malaysia–fresh ideas, recipes, why not?
I love black bean spare ribs, and this is one of my favorites, however my wife doesn’t eat pork so she doesn’t make it for me. Fermented black beans with spare ribs is a Chinese classic, steamed or stir-fried, they are all good.
I’ve just been to a lovely breakfast with friends, but one look at this photo and my mouth was watering!!! WOW I love that sauce you’ve made!!!!
I love pork ribs with black bean sauce. I can eat my rice with just the black bean sauce…very sweet because of the pork ribs. Hungry.
I am a Muslim so I don’t eat pork. Can I use chicken for this black bean sauce recipe? If so, which part of chicken will be good? How long do I need to make it?
yum, need to try this recipe
This reminds me how much I love spareribs in black bean sauce. Thanks! Now, I have to search your site to see if you have a recipe for chicken feet in black bean sauce.
Just tried this out – the ribs tasted good after infused with the black bean sauce. At the end of the simmer, the sauce had stick to my wok, not sure if its due to the corn flour or I din stir during the process ? So no sauce left for rice :( Anyway, thanks for the great recipe !
Hello. Thank you for the recipe. This will become a regular on our dining table.
Steve – thank you. I am sure I have more than this one dish making your regular dinning pleasure :)
hi bee! this is my second time to do this and i cant wait to eat it hahaha! im adding shitake mushrooms to give it some added texture :D thanks so much!
Hi. I am a diffident cook. I have been enjoying your blog the last two years. Some great & satisfying recipes. You are truly a natural and gifted cook.
In this recipe for Black bean spare ribs which looks scrumptous, can I use beef or chicken instead of pork. I’m a Muslim and don’t eat pork?
Look forward to enjoying your blog for a long time to come. Best wishes Zeenath, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Thanks for reading my blog, yes, you can use chicken for this recipe. I think chicken is better than beef for this.
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I am wondering what is the name of this type of ribs. The type of ribs I see is always really long and not as meaty looking. Thank you-
It’s called spare ribs.
hi there……..really want to make these spareribs for my Epicurious club and it’s Chinese night in 1 week….can I make this recipe for about 15 people in my slow cooker so they can slow cook and be tender for about 6 hours? Hope you can help me ..Merci
just love it…. it great
Made this today. The sauce was finger-licking good but the meat was tough. Is it supposed to be like this or more tender. If tender, what could I try to do next time?
Thanks for a great recipe. We cheated, we asked the butcher at the supermarket to cut the ribs into 1 inch strips (across the bone), that way we could easily cut them apart at home.
Thanks again!
It’s such a big pleasure to cook from your book and from your website.
The recipes that I’ve made came out really good.
Thank You
Tried this tonight, used garlic black bean paste and no chili, but the sauce is way too salty for our taste even though I’ve added more water.
hi,bee..how can we make homemade chili black bean sauce??..coz i need it when i’m making siomai ( dumplings )..