Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce

Chinese steamed spareribs with black bean sauce 豉汁蒸排骨 is a savory and easy dish to make at home. This dish is one of the everyday meal for an average Chinese household. If you have tried the typical Chinese food available regularly in the Chinese restaurant, steamed spareribs with black bean sauce is also one dish that will let you appreciate what the ordinary households are cooking at home.

Traditionally, this dish of China’s Cantonese style cuisine is made with fermented whole black beans, while they can be found in any Chinese grocery store a simple prepared black bean sauce (typically with chopped garlic) makes this dish much easier to cook. The prepared black bean sauce takes the work out of rinsing and mashing fermented black beans without sacrificing the flavor. The sauce is an essential time saver for any busy cook who wants a fast meal but doesn't want to miss out on great flavors.

In Chinese cuisine, there are few ingredients more versatile than fermented black beans. You can use it to flavor steamed fish, eggplant, or one of my favorite Sichuan dishes, twice-cooked pork. It has a pungent, earthy aroma; a spoonful of black beans packs so much flavor you often don’t need additional salt

The spareribs with black bean sauce has a robust, savory flavor, perfect for serving with steamed rice.