This month I have not improved on my tardiness to post a recipe in the first week but I hope this has been worth the wait.
Some recipes get forgotten over the years and it's like discovering a new friend when they are cooked again. I was given this recipe verbally by a Chinese Malay lady who I worked for. It has been hiding in my battered old handwritten recipe book created in 1982.
It is easy to see how well used the recipe is by the splashes of soy sauce and oil on the pages:
It makes a change from barbecued spare ribs and is well worth a try. You can serve it with rice or noodles but I have a particular weakness for noodles. Any stir fried vegetables will add to your five a day and make it a very tasty meal worthy of competing with any take-away.
Serves four ... preheat oven to 180*C / Gas Mark 4
Ingredients:
3lb spare ribs (big meaty ones)
4 Tbs light soy sauce
3 cloves garlic
2 scoops of black beans (fermented dry black beans) I usually soak them in water for 5 mins and then drain to remove excessive salt.
1 1/2 dsp sugar
salt and pepper
enough oil until coated and glistening
Method:
- Separate the ribs and chop into 1" pieces (or ask your butcher to do it)
- Place in an ovenproof dish and season with crushed black beans (crush them with the back of a cooks knife).
- Add all other ingredients and turn to coat.
- Bake in oven for 45 - 60 minutes. Cover for the last 20 minutes.
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
