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Braised Ribs In Chinese Black Bean Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 pounds pork baby back ribs (about 2 sides) or your favorite ribs
- 1/4 cup flavorless cooking oil
- 4 cloves garlic — finely minced
- 2 tablespoons finely minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons salted black beans — rinsed and chopped
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
CHINESE BLACK BEAN SAUCE
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
- 2 tablespoons thin soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons Asian chile sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
Method
- Ask the butcher to cut the ribs across the bone, into 2-inch-wide strips.
- Remove the membrane from the underside of the ribs.
- Then cut each strip into 6-inch lengths.
- To make the sauce, combine all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Stir well.
- To braise the ribs, place a heavy stewpot over medium heat.
- Add the cooking oil.
- When the oil gives off little wisps of smoke, add the ribs.
- Fry the ribs until they are lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Tip out and discard the oil.
- Add the garlic, ginger; and black beans to the pot holding the ribs.
- Stir and toss with the ribs over medium heat for 30 seconds.
- Then add the sauce.
- Bring to a low boil, cover the pot, and decrease the heat to low, so the sauce is at a simmer, Cook the ribs until the meat is tender about 1 hour.
- About every 15 minutes during cooking, stir the ribs.
- Temporarily remove the ribs from the pot and, using strips of paper towels, lift off all oil that is floating on the surface of the sauce.
- Return the ribs to the sauce and bring to a simmer for 5 minutes, to heat through.
- If you do not plan to serve the ribs within the hour they maybe refrigerated in the sauce for up to 24 hours before returning them to a simmer.
- Mix the cornstarch with an equal amount of cold water.
- Stir in just enough of the cornstarch mixture to lightly thicken the sauce.
- You can keep the ribs warm for up to 1 hour on lowest heat, before serving.
- Serve the ribs glazed with the sauce.

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