{"id":826,"date":"2020-07-13T20:13:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T00:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/?p=826"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:44:08","slug":"dim-sum-steamed-black-bean-spare-ribs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/dim-sum-steamed-black-bean-spare-ribs\/","title":{"rendered":"Dim Sum Steamed Black Bean Spare Ribs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_175644_00003846009716762468255-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_175644_00003846009716762468255-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_175644_00003846009716762468255-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_175644_00003846009716762468255-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_175644_00003846009716762468255.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>INGREDIENTS (3 servings):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>~450g pork baby spare ribs<\/li><li>2 tbsp of Chinese fermented dry black beans, rinsed thoroughly<\/li><li>2 tbsp ginger, peeled + finely julienned<\/li><li>2 tbsp garlic, finely minced<\/li><li>2 tbsp green onion slices<\/li><li>1 tbsp rice wine or sake<\/li><li>3\/4 tbsp corn starch<\/li><li>1\/2 tsp ground white pepper<\/li><li>1\/4 tsp sesame oil<\/li><li>1\/4 tsp salt<\/li><li>1 tbsp salt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>METHOD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cut spareribs into half inch cubes. Cut through white cartilage bones &#8211; this will help them soften faster. A good source of collagen!<\/li><li>Rinse spare ribs a few times. then soak it in water + 1 tbsp salt for 1 hr (no more than 3 hr. Then rinse.<\/li><li>Add rice wine, white pepper, 1\/4 tsp salt and minced garlic to the spare ribs until well incorporated. <\/li><li>Then add corn starch and sesame oil. Mix until well incorporated.<\/li><li>Place half of the ginger strips on the steaming plate.<\/li><li>Place spareribs on the ginger strips.<\/li><li>Then place the remaining ginger strips on top of the spareribs.<\/li><li>Evenly sprinkle the washed black beans on top of the spare ribs. Do not over lap. <\/li><li>Set up steamer. Once water is boiling, place steaming plate into the steamer. Steam covered  for 45 mins.<\/li><li>Make sure to check there is enough steaming water from time to time.<\/li><li>Garnish with green onion slices.<\/li><li>Ready to serve! This goes well with a side of sauteed chinese greens + perfect steam rice or egg noodles (if you are able to have it).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_201318_00006017656858943663571-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_201318_00006017656858943663571-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_201318_00006017656858943663571-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_201318_00006017656858943663571.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TIPS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>While searching for chinese fermented black beans, I always try to find those without MSG. Here are two that I have found. The organic bottled one is quite pricey almost CAN$10. But the one in the bag is only CAN$1. They feel almost similar to me.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200855_00005592212117053937-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200855_00005592212117053937-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200855_00005592212117053937-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200855_00005592212117053937-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200855_00005592212117053937.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200918_00001279945288487298683-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200918_00001279945288487298683-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200918_00001279945288487298683-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200918_00001279945288487298683-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200713_200918_00001279945288487298683.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INGREDIENTS (3 servings): ~450g pork baby spare ribs 2 tbsp of Chinese fermented dry black beans, rinsed thoroughly 2 tbsp ginger, peeled + finely julienned&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[70,15,75,76],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-dinner","tag-gluten-free","tag-pork","tag-ribs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1196,"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/1196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}