Steamed Hot Bean Sauce Pork Baby Back Ribs (辣豆辦醬蒸排骨, Laat6 Dau6 Faan6 Zoeng3 Zing1 Paai4 Gwat1)

 

This recipe was updated on 27 Jul 2015. Some instructions and ingredient quantities were changed.

This is an easy to prepare spicy pork rib recipe using hot bean sauce and steaming takes only 30 minutes to finish the dish. The pork ribs do not require any marinating beforehand, but this certainly can be done if desired. Serve with some vegetables and rice, and dinner is served!

Enjoy!

Ingredients

1½ lb.	750 g.	Pork baby back ribs (排骨, paai4 gwat1), cut into individual ribs
2 Tbs.	30 ml.	Lian How brand hot bean sauce (辣豆辦醬, laat6 dau6 faan6 zoeng3) or equivalent
½ in.	15 mm.	Knob of ginger (薑, goeng1), crushed in a garlic press
2 cloves	2 cloves	Garlic (蒜, syun3), crushed in a garlic press
1 Tbs.	15 ml.	Shaoxing rice wine (紹興酒, siu6 hing1 zau2) or dry sherry
½ tsp.	2.5 ml.	Ground white pepper (白胡椒, baak6 wu4 ziu1)
½ Tbs.	7.5 ml.	Sesame oil (麻油, maa4 jau4)
		Water for steaming

 

Equipment

		Garlic press
12 in.	30 cm.	Steamer (or larger)
9 in.	23 cm.	Plate or bowl for steaming
		Plate lifter

 

Lian How Brand Hot Bean Sauce
(辣豆辦醬, laat6 dau6 faan6 zoeng3)

Instructions

1. Wash and cut the pork baby back ribs into individual pieces. The number of ribs that will fit into a plate will depend upon the size of ribs and the plate or bowl used for steaming. For a 9-inch (23 cm.) plate, approximately 8 ribs (about ½ a rack of baby back ribs) can be used.
2. Prepare and mix the sauce in a small bowl: add the Lian How brand hot bean sauce or equivalent, ginger and garlic crushed in a garlic press, Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry, ground white pepper, and sesame oil. You want to make a paste, so reduce the amount of Shaoxing rice wine before the mixture becomes too liquid.
3. Apply the sauce to the ribs and coat every surface with the paste. Arrange the pork baby back ribs in the steaming plate.
4. Add water to the steamer and cover. Bring the water in the steamer to a vigorous boil before adding the plate with the pork baby back ribs and steam on high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium to medium-low and steam for another 25 minutes. At the end of the cooking time, use a plate lifter to remove the plate with the pork baby back ribs from the steamer. Serve with steamed rice.