Charles Phan's Black Bean-Glazed Pork Spareribs

Name: Charles Phan's Black Bean-Glazed Pork Spareribs
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps canola oil; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 2 Tbsps fermented black beans; 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 Tbsps light soy sauce; 907 grams meaty pork spareribs, cut crosswise through the bone into 1 1/2-inch pieces (ask your butcher to do this); 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 2 Tbsps rice wine; 1 teaspoon sugar

Charles Phan's Black Bean-Glazed Pork Spareribs

Charles Phan's Black Bean-Glazed Pork Spareribs is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 722 calories, 40g of protein, and 59g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rice wine, meaty pork spareribs, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Prepare a large ice-water bath. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Working in small batches, add the ribs to the boiling water and blanch for 1 minute, allowing the water to return to a boil between batches. As each batch is ready, using a slotted spoon or a spider, transfer the ribs to the ice bath to stop the cooking. When cool, scoop them out into a large bowl.

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Add more ice to the ice bath as needed to keep it ice-cold.

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In a small sauté pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat.

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Add the black beans and garlic and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds, until fragrant

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Transfer to a small bowl, add the soy sauce, wine, ginger, salt, cornstarch, sugar, black pepper, and red pepper flakes and stir to mix well.

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Pour the black bean mixture over the ribs and toss well to coat evenly. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 45 minutes.

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Pour water into a wok or stockpot and set the steamer in the wok or on the rim of the stockpot. Make sure the water does not touch the bottom of the steamer. Bring the water to a boil.

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Meanwhile, place the ribs in a large rimmed plate that will fit in your steamer basket (a glass pie plate works well). When the water is boiling, place the plate in the steamer basket, cover, and steam for 25 to 30 minutes, until the ribs are cooked through.

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