Amount
Ingredient
Preparation



1
pound
spareribs





1
clove
garlic

minced fine



2
tablespoons
black beans, fermented





1
tablespoon
gingerroot

fresh, minced



1
teaspoon
dark soy sauce





1
tablespoon
cornstarch





1
tablespoon
sherry

 Have butcher cut spareribs into 1-inch pieces.

Trim off fat.

Place spareribs in a heat proof dish.  Wash and rinse black beans 2 or 3 times, then mash them with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, cornstarch and sherry.

Mix with spareribs.

Cooking:  Place heat proof dish on steaming rack in wok.

Add water to bottom of wok.

Cover.  Steam for 3 minutes.

Do-ahead notes: Do through preparation.

Comments:  Spareribs can be left in the steamer for 2 hours if dinner is late.