Steamed Pork Ribs With Pickled Plum 咸水梅蒸排骨
Huang Kitchen recipe - Chinese
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 400 g pork soft ribs (cut into bite-size pieces)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1-2 pickled salted plums (mashed)
- 1 tsp plum sauce
- 1 tsp salted plum liquid (from the bottle)
- 1 tsp fermented beanpaste (also known as taucu)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp garlic (5 pips, chopped)
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water (to make cornstarch solution)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 stalk spring onion (chopped)
- 1 stalk coriender leaf (cut into long pieces)
- 2 red chillies (diced)
Instructions
- 1
First mince some garlic and set aside
- 2
Also, chop some spring onion, coriander leaves and bird's eye chillies for garnishing.
- 3
Next briefly rub salt into pork ribs. Then wash to remove any odour.
- 4
Drain well in a colander
- 5
Then put the drained pork ribs on paper towel to remove excess moisture in the pork rib.
- 6
Cut the pork ribs into bite size pieces (1 inch long) and place in a big bowl. And we are ready to marinade the pork ribs.
- 7
Prepare ingredients to marinate the pork ribs.
- 8
First, add light soy sauce into the pork and mix well.
- 9
Then, add in the mashed pickled plum, plum sauce and plum liquid. Mix everything together.
- 10
Next, add ground bean paste, sugar and minced garlic. Stir to mix well.
- 11
Then, mix in the cornstarch solution and mix to ensure the fluid is fully absorbed in the pork ribs. This gives the meat a smooth texture when steamed.
- 12
Lastly, add the sesame oil and cooking oil. Adding the oil last will helps to lock in all the flavours from the seasonings.
- 13
Cover with a plastic wrap and leave to marinade for at least 15 to 30 minutes. And we are ready to steam the pork ribs.
- 14
Before steaming, transfer the marinated pork ribs into a deep steaming plate. Arrange the pork ribs in a single layer.
- 15
Using a chopstick, separate the meat from each other before steaming to enable the meat to cook easily.
- 16
Place the pork ribs in a wok of boiling water.
- 17
Cover wok and steam over HIGH HEAT for 12 minutes. Then off the flame and leave covered in the wok for another 3 minutes. And we're done!
- 18
Check for doneness. Use a chopstick or bamboo stick to pierce the steamed pork ribs. The ribs are thoroughly cooked when they can be pierced through easily. Then remove from steamer
- 19
Garnish with chopped spring onions, chillies and coriander leaves.
- 20
This is delicious served with steamed white rice. So Enjoy.