Bittergourd and Pork ribs with black bean paste

Ingredient
1 tsp of black bean paste with garlic
half a bittergourd
1 tsp cooking oil
300g Pork Ribs/Spareribs
1 garlic chopped
3/4 cup water
Marinade
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp chinese rice wine
1 pinch of pepper
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp corn flour

Method
1. Marinade the pork ribs with the marinade mixture. Set aside.
2. Clear the seeds from the bittergourd. Cut the bittergourd into long rectangular pieces around 6cm by 3 cm. Add 1 tsp of salt into the water and soak the cut bittergourd in it for 5 mins.
3.Heat the oil in a pot, fry garlic and add in the black bean paste.
4. Add in the pork ribs and bittergourd and stir fry for 2 minutes till the ingredients get all the bean paste.
5. Add water and wait for it to boil then switch to small fire.
6. Stew the pork ribs and bittergourd for 40minutes.
7. Remove from fire and serve hot with rice.


Note: 1)Soak the bittergourd in salt water to remove some of the bitter taste.
2)The bittergourd should not be cut into too small a piece because we are stewing it for long period of time, if it's too small, it will disintegrate into the sauce.

The smell of this dish just makes your appetite grows!