Ingredients

1-1/2 lbs pork sparerib (rib tips)

2 tablespoons black bean sauce

1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon grated ginger (on microplane grater)

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon cooking oil

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon sugar

1 sliced red chili pepper

Preparation

Cut the spareribs crosswise into 1" - 2" sections. Combine the rest of the ingredients. Transfer spareribs and sauce into a shallow, heatproof dish that will fit inside your steamer (a pie plate works great.) Let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Set spareribs in steamer. Steam on med-high heat for 18-20 minutes until ribs are no longer pink. Make sure that when you are steaming that you don’t run out of water in the steamer. Replenish with additional water, if needed.