Black Bean Spare Ribs

I was in a mood again to cook a week of Chinese/South East Asian food. I was checking out different recipe websites to get some ideas and I decided to make some of my all time favorite dishes for a week. Today we had black bean spear ribs. Safeway had natural pork ribs on sale so it was perfect timing to make this dish!


Ingredients
*1 tablespoon oil
*1 1/2 pounds pork spare ribs, cut to 1-inch pieces
*1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
*2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
*1 medium-sized leek, thinly sliced
*Thinly sliced scallions, optional

Sauce
*3 tablespoons spicy black bean sauce
*2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
*1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine
*1 teaspoon brown sugar
*1 teaspoon cornstarch
*1/2 cup water

Direction
1) Mix together ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
2) In a wok or frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add spare ribs and stir-fry until brown on all sides, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, and leeks and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute. Pour in sauce mixture. Cover with a lid and simmer for about 10 minutes. Sauce should be reduced enough to coat the spare ribs. Transfer to serving plate, garnish with scallions, and serve with rice.