Four ways to cook pork ribs and beans

The nutritional value of both spare ribs and beans is extremely high. They can be eaten separately, but it would be better if they were eaten together. The most common ways to eat it are Northeastern cuisine and home cooking. If you are not satisfied with these two ways, there are two other ways of cooking pork ribs stewed with beans waiting for you, so don’t worry about not being able to eat them.

Method 1: Northeastern cuisine

Ingredients preparation

Ingredients: spare ribs, beans, seasonings: onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, peppercorns, pepper powder

Preparation method

1. Chop a little onion, ginger and garlic first. The beans should not be cut into sections, or they should be cut into long sections. Pour oil into the pan and stir-fry onion, ginger and garlic to bring out the flavor.

2. Add a spoonful of sugar and a spoonful of dark soy sauce (for coloring) and stir-fry the ribs until the meat shrinks slightly and some of the bones at both ends of the ribs are exposed. Add boiling water, just enough to cover the ribs, and add the beans.

3. Add a spoonful of cooking wine, a spoonful of dark soy sauce, and a little pepper powder. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, then add some chopped green onions and continue simmering.

4. It can be eaten in about half an hour. If you want it to be cooked thoroughly, you can stew it for a longer time.

Method 2: Home cooking

Ingredients preparation

Ingredients: 500 grams of spare ribs, a few beans

Seasoning: appropriate amounts of onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, salt, pepper, pepper powder, and coriander.

Preparation method

1. Wash the ribs and cut into small pieces; cut the beans into long sections; cut the green onions into shreds, cut the ginger into pieces, and smash the garlic.

2. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry onion, ginger and garlic until they are fragrant. Add spareribs, 1 spoon of sugar and 1 spoon of dark soy sauce and stir-fry until the bones at both ends of the ribs are slightly exposed. Pour in hot water, just enough to cover the spareribs, then add the beans.

3. Put 1 spoon of cooking wine, dark soy sauce, salt, pepper powder and pepper powder in the pot, simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, then add some chopped green onion and continue simmering. Add coriander after 30 minutes.

Key: Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry onion, ginger and garlic until fragrant, add spareribs, 1 spoon of sugar and 1 spoon of dark soy sauce and stir-fry until the bones at both ends of the ribs are slightly exposed, pour in hot water, just enough to cover the spareribs, then add the beans.

Note: You can use fresh beans, but pickled dried beans are more chewy. The ribs should be cut into smaller pieces, otherwise they will not be fully flavored.

Method 3

Ingredients preparation

Ingredients: 500 grams of spare ribs, a few beans

Seasoning: onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, salt, pepper, pepper, coriander

Appropriate amounts of each.

Preparation method

1. Slowly pour appropriate amount of warm water into appropriate amount of self-raising flour and mix evenly with chopsticks (the amount of water is generally half of the self-raising flour);

2. Knead the flour into a smooth dough, cover with a lid or plastic wrap and let it stand for more than ten minutes;

3. Roll the dough into a round piece and evenly apply a little salt and salad oil. You can add a little five-spice powder or pepper salt according to your personal taste.

4. Roll up the dough and cut into small pieces;

5. Twist each small piece of dough into a spiral shape, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for half an hour;

6. After the water in the pot boils, put the ribs in and blanch them for a while, then take out the ribs and rinse them with warm water to remove the blood foam and dirt;

7. Remove the ends and tendons of the beans, wash them, and cut the green onions and ginger into shreds;

8. When the oil in the pan is hot, add the peppercorns and star anise and stir-fry until fragrant, add the shredded green onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the spareribs and stir-fry evenly;

9. Add cooking wine and dark soy sauce to adjust the color and seasoning;

10. Add beans and stir-fry until they change color;

11. Add the Northeastern soybean paste into an appropriate amount of warm water and mix well. Pour it into the pot and make sure the water covers the beans and ribs. Cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 20 to 30 minutes;

12. Put the dough rolls into the pot, cover the pot, continue to cook on low heat for fifteen to twenty minutes, then serve. Simmer the vegetables in the pot over high heat until the sauce is reduced.

Method 4

Ingredients preparation

Ingredients: spare ribs, beans

Accessories: scallion segments, chopped green onions, garlic, ginger, 4 star anises, 1-2 dried chilies, and a few Sichuan peppercorns.

Seasoning: cooking wine, one spoon of soy sauce, one spoon of dark soy sauce, half a spoon of oyster sauce, half a spoon of white sugar, one quarter spoon of baking soda, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of chicken essence.

Preparation method

1. Blanch the ribs, add a few peppercorns, 3 scallions, and 3-4 slices of ginger. A large spoonful of cooking wine to remove blood foam.

2. Put the beans in the vegetable basin, add a little salt and water to cover the beans, which can kill 97% of the pesticides. Just soak it for 15 minutes.

3. After removing the blood foam, add a spoonful of dark soy sauce, a spoonful of soy sauce, and half a spoonful of salt and simmer for 20 minutes.

4. Break the beans into 3 sections, drain and set aside.

5. When the ribs are cooked, take them out and clean the pot.

6. Heat the pan, add oil, add chopped green onion, shredded ginger, dried chili pepper, star anise, sauté until fragrant, add beans, stir-fry until color changes, add a little baking soda after color changes. (Baking soda makes beans rot easily)

7. Add the ribs, garlic cloves, a spoonful of soy sauce, half a spoonful of dark soy sauce, a little cooking wine, half a spoonful of oyster sauce, half a spoonful of sugar, and a little salt.

8. Add water to cover the beans and stew until cooked. Add some chicken essence and chopped green onions before serving to make it more flavorful. If it is bland, add salt.

9. You can leave a little soup or dry it up, it tastes good.

Method 5

Ingredients preparation

Spare ribs, beans, onions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorns, pepper powder

Preparation method

1. Chop a little onion, ginger and garlic first. Pour oil into the pan and stir-fry onion, ginger and garlic to bring out the flavor.

2. Add a spoonful of sugar and a spoonful of dark soy sauce (for coloring) and stir-fry the ribs until the bones at both ends of the ribs are slightly exposed. Add boiling water, just enough to cover the ribs, and add the beans.

3. Add a spoonful of cooking wine, a spoonful of dark soy sauce, and a little pepper powder. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, then add some chopped green onions and continue simmering to see how much seasoning you have. If it’s not salty enough, add some dark soy sauce.

4. It can be eaten in about half an hour, but some people like to eat it cooked thoroughly, so you can stew it for a while longer. Guaranteed to fill the house with fragrance.